Judges 19:7

The Crime of the Benjamites

6So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”7The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.

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Berean Standard Bible
The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.
Bible in Basic English
And the man got up to go away, but his father-in-law would not let him go, so he took his rest there again for the night.
Free Bible Version
The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law pressed him to stay, so in the end he spent the night there.
Geneva Bible 1599
And when the man rose vp to depart, his father in lawe was earnest: therefore he returned, and lodged there.
King James (Authorized) Version
And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
Translation for Translators
The man from the tribe of Levi wanted to leave, but the woman’s father requested him to stay one more night. So he stayed again that night.
Unlocked Literal Bible
When the Levite got up to leave, the father of the young woman urged him to stay, so he changed his plan and spent the night there again.
Noah Webster Bible
And when the man rose to depart, his father-in-law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
World English Bible
The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he stayed there again.
Young's Literal Translation
And the man riseth to go, and his father-in-law presseth on him, and he turneth back and lodgeth there.