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Green's Literal Translation
Judges 19:4
And his father-in-law, the young woman's father, detained him. And he stayed with him three days. And they ate and drank, and stayed there.
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Christian Standard Bible®
His father-in-law, the girl’s father, detained him, and he stayed with him for three days. They ate, drank, and spent the nights there.
His father-in-law, the girl’s father, detained him, and he stayed with him for three days. They ate, drank, and spent the nights there.
Hebrew Names Version
His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.
His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.
King James Version
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.
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.
Lexham English Bible
His father-in-law, the young woman's father, urged him to stay with him three days; and they ate and drank, and they spent the night there.
His father-in-law, the young woman's father, urged him to stay with him three days; and they ate and drank, and they spent the night there.
English Standard Version
And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there.
And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there.
New Century Version
The father-in-law, the young woman's father, asked him to stay. So he stayed for three days and ate, drank, and slept there.
The father-in-law, the young woman's father, asked him to stay. So he stayed for three days and ate, drank, and slept there.
New English Translation
His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.
His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.
Amplified Bible
So his father-in-law, the girl's father, detained him; and he stayed there with him for three days. So they ate and drank, and he lodged there.
So his father-in-law, the girl's father, detained him; and he stayed there with him for three days. So they ate and drank, and he lodged there.
New American Standard Bible
His father-in-law, the girl's father, prevailed upon him, and he remained with him for three days. So they ate and drank and stayed there.
His father-in-law, the girl's father, prevailed upon him, and he remained with him for three days. So they ate and drank and stayed there.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his father in lawe, the yong womans father reteined him: & he abode with him three dayes: so they did eate & drinke, & lodged there.
And his father in lawe, the yong womans father reteined him: & he abode with him three dayes: so they did eate & drinke, & lodged there.
Legacy Standard Bible
En sy skoonvader, die vader van die jong vrou, het hom teruggehou, sodat hy drie dae by hom gebly het; en hulle het geëet en gedrink en die nag daar oorgebly.
En sy skoonvader, die vader van die jong vrou, het hom teruggehou, sodat hy drie dae by hom gebly het; en hulle het geëet en gedrink en die nag daar oorgebly.
Contemporary English Version
and did not want him to leave. So the man stayed three days, eating and drinking with his father-in-law.
and did not want him to leave. So the man stayed three days, eating and drinking with his father-in-law.
Complete Jewish Bible
His father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there; so he remained with him three days; they ate, drank and stayed there.
His father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there; so he remained with him three days; they ate, drank and stayed there.
Darby Translation
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.
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
The woman's father led the Levite into his house. The Levite's father-in-law invited him to stay. So he stayed for three days. He ate, drank, and slept in his father-in-law's house.
The woman's father led the Levite into his house. The Levite's father-in-law invited him to stay. So he stayed for three days. He ate, drank, and slept in his father-in-law's house.
George Lamsa Translation
And his father-in-law, the damsels father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days; so they did eat and drink and lodged there.
And his father-in-law, the damsels father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days; so they did eat and drink and lodged there.
Good News Translation
The father insisted that he stay, and so he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there.
The father insisted that he stay, and so he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& his father in lawe, yt the damsels father kepte him, so yt he taried thre dayes wt him: thus they ate and droke, and remayned there all nighte.
& his father in lawe, yt the damsels father kepte him, so yt he taried thre dayes wt him: thus they ate and droke, and remayned there all nighte.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And his father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there for three days; and they had food and drink and took their rest there.
And his father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there for three days; and they had food and drink and took their rest there.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his father in lawe, the damosels father, retayned hym, and he abode with hym three dayes: and so they dyd eate and drinke, and lodged there.
And his father in lawe, the damosels father, retayned hym, and he abode with hym three dayes: and so they dyd eate and drinke, and lodged there.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
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.
King James Version (1611)
And his father in law, the damosels father, reteined him, and hee abode with him three dayes: so they did eate and drinke, and lodged there.
And his father in law, the damosels father, reteined him, and hee abode with him three dayes: so they did eate and drinke, and lodged there.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, constrained him, and he stayed with him for three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.
And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, constrained him, and he stayed with him for three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
Berean Standard Bible
His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.
His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the hosebonde of the douytir dwellide in `the hows of his wyues fadir in three daies, and eet and drank hoomli with hym.
And the hosebonde of the douytir dwellide in `the hows of his wyues fadir in three daies, and eet and drank hoomli with hym.
Young's Literal Translation
And 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.
And 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.
Update Bible Version
And 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.
And 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
And 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.
And 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.
World English Bible
His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.
His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.
New King James Version
Now his father-in-law, the young woman's father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there.
Now his father-in-law, the young woman's father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there.
New Living Translation
Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
New Life Bible
His father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay. So he stayed with him three days. They ate and drank and stayed there.
His father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay. So he stayed with him three days. They ate and drank and stayed there.
New Revised Standard
His father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days; so they ate and drank, and he stayed there.
His father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days; so they ate and drank, and he stayed there.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, constrained him, and he abode with him three days, - and they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, constrained him, and he abode with him three days, - and they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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.
And 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.
Revised Standard Version
And 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.
And 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
His father-in-law, the girl's father, detained him; and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there.
His father-in-law, the girl's father, detained him; and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there.
Contextual Overview
1 And it happened in those days when there was no king in Israel, there was a man, a Levite, living on the further side of the hills of Ephraim. And he took a wife to himself, a concubine out of Bethlehem-judah. 2 And his concubine committed adultery against him. And she went away from him to her father's house, to Bethlehem-judah, and was there many days, four months. 3 And her husband rose up and went after her, to speak to her heart, to bring her back. And his young man was with him, and a team of asses. And she brought him into her father's house. And the young woman's father saw him and rejoiced to meethim. 4 And his father-in-law, the young woman's father, detained him. And he stayed with him three days. And they ate and drank, and stayed there. 5 And it happened on the fourth day, they rose up early in the morning, and he rose up to go. And the young woman's father said to his son-in-law, Sustain your heart with a bit of food, and afterward you shall go on. 6 And they sat and ate both of them together, and drank. And the young woman's father said to the man, Please be content and stay all night, and let your heart be good. 7 And the man rose up to go; and his father-in-law pressed him, and he turned back and stayed there. 8 And he rose up early in the morning to go on the fifth day. And the young woman's father said, Please refresh your heart. And they stayed until the turning of the day. And they ate, both of them. 9 And the man rose to go, he and his concubine, and his young man. And his father-in-law, the young woman's father, said to him, Please notice that the day has faded toward evening. Please stay the night. Behold, the day is declining. Stay here,and let your heart be good, and you shall rise early tomorrow for your journey. And you shall go to your tent. 10 But the man was not willing to stay the night. And he rose up and departed, and went until he was opposite Jebus (it is Jerusalem) and with him a team of saddle asses. And his concubine was with him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Genesis 25:6 - concubines
Cross-References
Genesis 13:13
And the men of Sodom were evil and sinners before Jehovah, exceedingly so.
And the men of Sodom were evil and sinners before Jehovah, exceedingly so.
Genesis 18:20
And Jehovah said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is exceedingly heavy.
And Jehovah said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is exceedingly heavy.
Genesis 19:1
And the two angels came into Sodom at evening. And Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw, and he rose up to meet them and bowed his face to the earth.
And the two angels came into Sodom at evening. And Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw, and he rose up to meet them and bowed his face to the earth.
Genesis 19:6
And Lot went out to them, to the door, and he closed the door behind him.
And Lot went out to them, to the door, and he closed the door behind him.
Genesis 19:20
Please, now, this city is near, to flee there, and it is a little one. Please let me escape there! Is it not a little thing, that my soul may live?
Please, now, this city is near, to flee there, and it is a little one. Please let me escape there! Is it not a little thing, that my soul may live?
Genesis 19:25
And He overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all those living in the cities, and the produce of the ground.
And He overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all those living in the cities, and the produce of the ground.
Exodus 16:2
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
Exodus 23:2
You shall not run after many to gain evil things. And you shall not testify as to a lawsuit, to turn aside after many in order to pervert justice .
You shall not run after many to gain evil things. And you shall not testify as to a lawsuit, to turn aside after many in order to pervert justice .
Proverbs 4:16
For they do not sleep if they have done no evil, and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall.
For they do not sleep if they have done no evil, and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall.
Proverbs 6:18
a heart that plots evil plans, feet hurrying to run to mischief,
a heart that plots evil plans, feet hurrying to run to mischief,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him,.... Prevailed upon him to stay some time with him:
and he abode with him three days; it seems as if he agreed to stay with him so long, and that time he stayed contentedly:
so they did eat and drink, and lodged there; the Levite and his servant were very handsomely entertained, and had everything provided for them convenient for meat, drink, and lodging.
