Judges 19:4 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

And his father-in-law, the damsels father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

English Amplified

And his father-in-law, the girl's father, [insistently] detained him, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank, and he lodged there.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And his father-in-law, the girl's father, [insistently] detained him, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank, and he lodged there.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

His father-in-law, the girl’s father, detained him, and he stayed with him for three days. They ate, drank, and spent the nights there.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him, and he abode with him three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.

English EASY 2024

He asked the Levite to stay there with them, and he stayed for three days. They ate food and they drank wine together. The Levite slept there.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The woman's father led the Levite into his house. The Levite's father-in-law invited him to stay. So he stayed for three days. He ate, drank, and slept in his fatherin- law's house.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

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 spent the night there.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The father insisted that he stay, and so he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He made the Levite stay there with him, celebrating for three days.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

His father-in-law, the girl's father, detained him, and he stayed with him for three days. They ate, drank, and spent the nights there.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

And his father-in-law, the girl’s father, prevailed upon him; and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

His father-in-law, the girl’s father, prevailed upon him to stay with him for three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

His father-in-law, the girl's father, detained him; and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He was detained by the girl's father, and so he spent three days with this father-in-law of his, eating and drinking and passing the night there.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

His father-in-law, the woman's father, begged him to stay. So he remained with him for three days. He ate, drank and slept there.

English NIV

His father-in-law, the girl's father, prevailed upon him to stay; so he remained with him three days, eating and drinking, and sleeping there.

English NKJ 1982

Now his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there.

English NLT

Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

His father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days; so they ate and drank, and he stayed there.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

His father-in-law, the girl’s father, pressed him to stay, so the Levite stayed with him three days, and they ate and drank together.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, and they all had a very pleasant time.

English Tyndale 1537

And his father-in-law the damsel's father kept him that he abode with him three days and so they ate and drank and lodged there.