Judges 19:7
“And when the man rose vp to depart, his father in law vrged him: therfore he lodged there againe.”
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Judges 19:7 Context
5¶ And it came to passe on the fourth day, when they arose earely in the morning, that he rose vp to depart: and the damosels father saide vnto his sonne in lawe, Comfort thine heart with a morsell of bread, and afterward goe your way. 6And they sate downe, and did eat and drinke both of them together: for the damosels father had saide vnto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tary all night, and let thine heart be merrie. 7And when the man rose vp to depart, his father in law vrged him: therfore he lodged there againe. 8And hee arose early in the morning on the fift day to depart, and the damosels father sayd, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they taried vntill after noone, and they did eate both of them. 9And when the man rose vp to depart, hee and his concubine, and his seruant; his father in law, the damsels father, said vnto him, Behold, now the day draweth towardes euening, I pray you tarie all night: behold, the day groweth to an ende, lodge heere, that thine heart may be merrie; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest goe home.
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And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
- King James Version
Then the man arose to go, but his father-in-law urged him so that he spent the night there again.
- New American Standard Version (1995)