Judges 19:5

“And it happened on the fourth day that they rose early in the morning, and he arose to go; but the father of the young woman said to his son-in-law, “Sustain your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you may go.””

Judges 19:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:5, word by word

And it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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on the fourthרְבִיעִיrevii

fourth

What holds the place after the third.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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that they rose earlyיַּשְׁכִּימוּyashkimu

rise early

To get up early to do something.

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in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and he aroseיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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to goלֶכֶתlechet

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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but the fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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of the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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his son-in-lawחֲתָנchatan

son-in-law

The daughter's husband, who joins the family by marriage.

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“Sustainסְעָדsead

sustain, strengthen

Sustain, strengthen. "Sustain the heart" is to refresh oneself by eating.

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your heartלִבְּlib

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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with a morselפַּתpat

piece, morsel

Piece, morsel, bit of bread.

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of breadלֶחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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The context

4And his father-in-law, the father of the young woman, detained him, and he stayed with him three days; and they ate and drank and spent the night there.

5 · This verse (above)

6So they sat down and ate, the two of them together, and drank; and the father of the young woman said to the man, “Please consent to spend the night, and let your heart be merry.”

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