Judges 19:8
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
Judges 19:8 in other translations
| BSB | On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate. |
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| WEB | He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady’s father said, “Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines;” and they both ate. |
| ASV | And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel’s father said, Strengthen thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them. |
| YLT | And he riseth early in the morning, on the fifth day, to go, and the father of the young woman saith, ‘Support, I pray thee, thy heart;' and they have tarried till the turning of the day, and they eat, both of them. |
| DARBY | And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; but the damsel's father said, Refresh thy heart, I pray thee. And they lingered until the afternoon, and they did eat both of them. |
| BBE | Then early on the morning of the fifth day he got up to go away; but the girl's father said, Keep up your strength; so the two of them had a meal, and the man and his woman and his servant did not go till after the middle of the day. |
| Webster | And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thy heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they ate both of them. |
What does Judges 19:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Judges 19:8 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Judges 19:7
And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
- Judges 19:8
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
- Judges 19:9
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
Judges 19:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y al quinto día levantándose de mañana para irse, díjole el padre de la moza: Conforta ahora tu corazón. Y habiendo comido ambos á dos, detuviéronse hasta que ya declinaba el día. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le cinquième jour, il se leva de bonne heure le matin pour s’en aller; mais le père de la jeune femme dit: Je te prie, fortifie ton cœur. Et ils s’attardèrent jusqu’à ce que le jour baissa, et ils mangèrent eux deux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und am fünften Tage machte er sich des Morgens früh auf, um fortzugehen; da sprach der Vater des jungen Weibes: Stärke doch dein Herz und verziehet, bis der Tag sich neigt! Und so aßen sie beide miteinander. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Mane autem facto, parabat Levites iter. Cui socer rursum: Oro te, inquit, ut paululum cibi capias, et assumptis viribus donec increscat dies, postea proficiscaris. Comederunt ergo simul. |