NET Bible
"When the man got ready to leave, his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night."
— Judges 19:7, NET Bible
“And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.”
“And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again. ”
“The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.”
“But he rising up, began to be for departing. And nevertheless his father in law earnestly pressed him, and made him stay with him.”
“And the man got up to go away, but his father-in-law would not let him go, so he took his rest there again for the night.”
“And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.”
His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.
On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law,“Have a bite to eat for some energy, then you can go.”
So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. Then the girl’s father said to the man,“Why not stay another night and have a good time!”
When the man got ready to leave, his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night.
He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said,“Get some energy. Wait until later in the day to leave!” So they ate a meal together.
When the man got ready to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him,“Look! The day is almost over! Stay another night! Since the day is over, stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.”
But the man did not want to stay another night. He left and traveled as far as Jebus(that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.