4And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.


In Context

1 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.

3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

4 And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

Judges 19:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:4His father-in-law, the girl's father, prevailed upon him to stay; so he remained with him three days, eating and drinking, and sleeping there.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And embraced the man. And the son in law tarried in the house of his father in law three days, eating with him and drinking familiarly.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days; so they ate and drank, and lodged there.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drank, and lodged there.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he stayed with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4And keep hold on him doth his father-in-law, father of the young woman, and he abideth with him three days, and they eat and drink, and lodge there.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:4And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he stayed with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.