Judges 19:7-10
19:7 When the man got ready to leave, 1 his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night. 2
19:8 He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy. 3 Wait until later in the day to leave!” 4 So they ate a meal together.
19:9 When the man got ready to leave 5 with his concubine and his servant, 6 his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look! The day is almost over! 7 Stay another night! Since the day is over, 8 stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.” 9
19:10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left 10 and traveled as far as 11 Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). 12 He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. 13
1 tn Heb “and the man arose to go.”
2 tn Heb “his father-in-law persuaded him and he again spent the night there.”
3 tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.
4 tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”
5 tn Heb “the man arose to go.”
6 tn Or “young man.”
7 tn Heb “the day is sinking to become evening.”
8 tn Or “declining.”
9 tn Heb “for your way and go to your tent.”
10 tn Heb “and he arose and went.”
11 tn Heb “to the front of.”
12 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
13 tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”