Judges 19:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And his father-in-law, the girl's father, [insistently] detained him, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank, and he lodged there.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

⁴ Since his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, insisted, he stayed with him three days, eating, drinking, and spending the night there.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And he embraced the man. And the son-in-law stayed in the house of his father-in-law for three days, eating and drinking with him in a friendly manner.

Judges 19:4 Cross References

Genesis 24:55

Her brother and her mother said, “Let the maiden remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.”

Genesis 25:6

But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.

Judges 19:3

Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of asses. And he came to her father's house; and when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him.

Judges 19:5

And on the fourth day they arose early in the morning, and he prepared to go; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and after that you may go.”