Judges 19:8

Modern English Version

He got up early in the morning on the fifth day to go. The girl’s father said, “Please, strengthen yourself and wait until later in the day.” So the two of them ate.

Cross References

Psalm 104:15

and wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens man’s heart.

Judges 19:5

On the fourth day they woke up early in the morning. He got ready to go, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen yourself with a little food, and then you can go.”

Judges 19:7

The man got up to go, but his father-in-law urged him until he turned back and spent the night there.

Judges 19:9

Then the man got up to go: he, his concubine, and his servant. His father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Behold, now the day draws toward evening. Please, spend the night. Behold, the day is ending. Lodge here and let your heart be merry, and you can get up early tomorrow that you may go home.”