Judges 19:8

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

On the fifth day he got up early in the morning to leave; and the girl's father said, “Fortify yourself.” So they lingered until the day declined, and the two of them ate and drank.

Cross References

Psalm 104:15

and wine to gladden the human heart, oil to make the face shine, and bread to strengthen the human heart.

Judges 19:5

On the fourth day they got up early in the morning, and he prepared to go; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, “Fortify yourself with a bit of food, and after that you may go.”

Judges 19:7

When the man got up to go, his father-in-law kept urging him until he spent the night there again.

Judges 19:9

When the man with his concubine and his servant got up to leave, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, “Look, the day has worn on until it is almost evening. Spend the night. See, the day has drawn to a close. Spend the night here and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get up early in the morning for your journey, and go home.”