2. But she became angry with him and returned to her father’s home in Bethlehem.After about four months,
3. her husband set out for Bethlehem to speak personally to her and persuade her to come back. He took with him a servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at her father’s house, her father saw him and welcomed him.
4. Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
5. On the fourth day the man was up early, ready to leave, but the woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have something to eat before you go.”
6. So the two men sat down together and had something to eat and drink. Then the woman’s father said, “Please stay another night and enjoy yourself.”
7. The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law kept urging him to stay, so he finally gave in and stayed the night.