Judges 19:4

Easy To Read Version

The woman’s father led the Levite man into his house. The Levite’s father-in-law invited him to stay. So the Levite man stayed for three days. He ate, drank, and slept in his father-in-law’s house.

Cross References

Genesis 24:55

Rebekah’s mother and her brother said, “Let Rebekah stay with us for a short time. Let her stay with us ten days. After that she can go.”

Judges 19:3

Then her husband went after her. He wanted to speak kindly to her so that she would come back to him. He took with him his servant and two donkeys. The Levite man came to her father’s house. Her father saw the Levite man and came out to greet him. The father was very happy.

Judges 19:5

On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning. The Levite [143] man was getting ready to leave. But the young woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Eat something first. After you eat, then you can go.”