4. The father-in-law, the young woman’s father, asked him to stay. So he stayed for three days. He ate, drank and slept there.
5. On the fourth day they got up early in the morning. The Levite was getting ready to leave. But the woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh yourself by eating something. Then you may go.”
6. So the two men sat down to eat and drink together. After that, the father said to him, “Please stay tonight. Relax and enjoy yourself.”
7. When the man got up to go, his father-in-law asked him to stay. So he stayed again that night.
8. On the fifth day the man got up early in the morning to leave. The woman’s father said, “Refresh yourself. Wait until this afternoon.” So the two men ate together.