Judges 19:6

“So 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.””

Judges 19:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:6, word by word

So they sat downיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

Where else “yeshvu” appears
and ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “yochlu” appears
the two of themשְׁנֵיshene

both

The two together, both of them.

Where else “shene” appears
togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

Where else “yachdav” appears
and drankיִּשְׁתּוּyishtu

drink

Drink.

Where else “yishtu” appears
and the fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
of the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

Where else “naara” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

Where else “yomer” appears
the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
consentהוֹאֶלhoel

undertake, venture

Make up one's mind to do something; venture, be willing.

Where else “hoel” appears
to spend the nightלִיןlin

spend the night

To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.

Where else “lin” appears
and let your heartלִבֶּlibe

heart

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

Where else “libe” appears
be merryיִטַבyitav

be glad

For the heart to be glad, or to do something with care.

Where else “yitav” appears

The context

5And 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.”

6 · This verse (above)

7And the man arose to go, but his father-in-law pressed him, and he turned back and spent the night there.

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