Judges 19:4
2 But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,
3 her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.
5 On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go.”
6 So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- His father-in-law, the young lady’s father, kept him there; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank, and stayed there.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him, and he abode with him three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.
- BLB
- And his father-in-law prevailed upon him, the father of the young woman, and he stayed with him three days, and they ate and drank and lodged there.
- ÅB
- Og hans svigerfar - den unge kvinnes far - holdt på ham, så han ble hos ham i tre dager; og de spiste og drakk og ble der natten over.
- OTB
- Kvinnens far oppfordret ham til å bli, så han ble hos ham i tre dager, spiste, drakk og overnattet der.
- B1930
- Og hans svigerfar - den unge kvinnes far - holdt på ham, så han blev hos ham i tre dager; og de åt og drakk og blev der natten over.