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And the man got up to go—he, his concubine, and his servant—but his father-in-law, the father of the young woman, said to him, “Please, the day has worn on to evening; please, spend the night, the day has drawn to a close. Spend the night here and enjoy yourself.[a] You can rise early tomorrow for your journey and go to your home.”[b]

10 But the man was not willing to spend the night, and he got up and went; and he arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. 11 They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent,[c] and the servant said to his master, “Please, come, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites,[d] and let us spend the night in it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:9 Literally “and let your heart be good”
  2. Judges 19:9 Literally “go to your tent”
  3. Judges 19:11 Literally “the day went down very”
  4. Judges 19:11 Hebrew “Jebusite”