9 When the man got ready to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look! The day is almost over. Stay another night! Since the day is over, stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.”
9 And the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant; and his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said to him, Behold now, the day draws toward evening I pray you stay all night; behold, the day is declining, lodge here, and let thy heart be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go to thy tent.
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 drawethK1198toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an endK1199, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go homeK1200.
draweth: Heb. is weak. the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day. home: Heb. to thy tent.
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