Judges 19:4
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.
Judges 19:4 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Judges 19:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:3-4
3-4. And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her--Hebrew, "speak to her heart," in a kindly and affectionate manner, so as to rekindle her affection. Accompanied by a servant, he arrived at the house of his father-in-law, who rejoiced to meet him, in the hope that a complete reconciliation would be brought about between his daughter and her husband. The Levite, yielding to the hospitable…
Judges 19:4 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 19:3
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.
- Judges 19:4
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.
- Judges 19:5
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.
Judges 19:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y viéndole el padre de la moza, salióle á recibir gozoso; y detúvole su suegro, padre de la moza, y quedó en su casa tres días, comiendo y bebiendo, y reposando allí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et son beau-père, le père de la jeune femme, le retint; et il demeura avec lui trois jours; et ils mangèrent et burent, et ils passèrent la nuit là. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sein Schwiegervater, der Vater des jungen Weibes, hielt ihn zurück, und er blieb drei Tage bei ihm; und sie aßen und tranken und übernachteten daselbst. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et amplexatus est hominem. Mansitque gener in domo soceri tribus diebus, comedens cum eo et bibens familiariter. |