The Church Fathers on this verse

Judges 19:9Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And the young man arose to set forward with his wife and servant. And his father in law spoke to him again: Consider that the day is declining, and draweth toward evening: tarry with me to day also, and spend the day in mirth, and to morrow thou shalt depart, that thou mayest go into thy house.

Douay-Rheims

וַיָּ֤קָם הָאִישׁ֙ לָלֶ֔כֶת ה֥וּא וּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹ וְנַעֲר֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֣וֹ חֹתְנ֣וֹ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֡ה הִנֵּ֣ה נָא֩ רָפָ֨ה הַיּ֜וֹם לַעֲרֹ֗ב לִֽינוּ־נָ֞א הִנֵּ֨ה חֲנ֤וֹת הַיּוֹם֙ לִ֥ין פֹּה֙ וְיִיטַ֣ב לְבָבֶ֔ךָ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤ם מָחָר֙ לְדַרְכְּכֶ֔ם וְהָלַכְתָּ֖ לְאֹהָלֶֽךָ׃

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Ambrose of Milan

4th centuryChurch Father

On the seventh day, as evening began to descend after a joyful gathering around the table, the father-in-law, noting the impending night and the comfort of resting alongside family rather than strangers, made another attempt to keep his son-in-law from leaving. However, he was unsuccessful and allowed him to depart with his daughter. Following the celebration, he endeavored to persuade them to stay a while longer since dusk was drawing near, but eventually, despite some struggle, he acquiesced to his son-in-law's wishes.

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