Discovery BoxJudges 19:7-10 
Context19:7 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.”
