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.
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.
1 In those days Israel had no king. Now a Levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
2 But she was unfaithful to him. She left him and went back to her father's house in Bethlehem, Judah. After she had been there four months,
3 her husband went to her to persuade her to return. He had with him his servant and two donkeys. She took him into her father's house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
4 His 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.
5 On the fourth day they got up early and he prepared to leave, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Refresh yourself with something to eat; then you can go."
6 So the two of them sat down to eat and drink together. Afterward the girl's father said, "Please stay tonight and enjoy yourself."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.