Judges 19:8

8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart : and the damsel's father said , Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon * , and they did eat both of them.

Judges 19:8 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 19:8

And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart,
&c.] With a full intention to take his leave of his father, and be gone:

and the damsel's father said, comfort thine heart, I pray thee;
with a meal's meat, with a breakfast, before he set out on his journey, that he might be heartier and stronger for it:

and they tarried until afternoon;
or "until the decline of the day" {m}, when the sun had passed the meridian, and was declining, as it immediately does when noon is past:

and they did eat both of them;
the man stayed and took a dinner with his father-in-law; and though no mention is made of the concubine, neither in this, nor in the other instances, no doubt she ate with them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (Mwyh twjn de) "usque ad declinare diem", Montanus; to the same purpose Pagninus, Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Judges 19:8 In-Context

6 And they sat down , and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content , I pray thee, and tarry all night , and let thine heart be merry .

7 And when the man rose up to depart , his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again .

8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart : and the damsel's father said , Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon , and they did eat both of them.

9 And when the man rose up to depart , he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law , the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening , I pray you tarry all night : behold, the day groweth to an end , lodge here, that thine heart may be merry ; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

10 But the man would not tarry that night , but he rose up and departed , and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled , his concubine also was with him.

Footnotes

• [a]. until afternoon: Heb. till the day declined