His father-in-law, the girl’s father, detained him; and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there. Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning, and he [a]prepared to go; and the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “(A)Sustain [b]yourself with a piece of bread, and afterward you may go.” So both of them sat down and ate and drank together; and the girl’s father said to the man, “Please be willing to spend the night, and (B)let your heart be merry.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:5 Lit arose
  2. Judges 19:5 Lit your heart