Judges Chapter 19 verse 4 Holy Bible
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.
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And his father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there for three days; and they had food and drink and took their rest there.
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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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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.
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And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drank, and lodged there.
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His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.
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And keep hold on him doth his father-in-law, father of the young woman, and he abideth with him three days, and they eat and drink, and lodge there.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Retained him. See the same phrase 2 Kings 4:8, where it is rendered she constrained him. The full phrase is in Genesis 21:18, hold him in thy hand.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Retained him.--One motive of the father-in-law would doubtless be to practise the full rights of hospitality, which are in the East so specially sacred; but he probably desired further to win back the Levite's heart to his erring daughter.
