Judges 19:8

“On the fifth day he rose early in the morning to go, and the father of the young woman said, “Sustain, please, your heart, and linger until the day declines.” So the two of them ate.”

Judges 19:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:8, word by word

On the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchamishi

fifth

The one in fifth place in an order.

Where else “chamishi” appears
dayיּוֹםyom

day

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

Where else “yom” appears
he rose earlyיַּשְׁכֵּםyashkem

rise early

To get up early to do something.

Where else “yashkem” appears
in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

Where else “boker” appears
to goלֶכֶתlechet

go

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

Where else “lechet” 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
“Sustainסְעָדsead

sustain, strengthen

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

Where else “sead” appears
your heartלְבָבְlevav

heart

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

Where else “levav” appears
and lingerהִתְמַהְמְהוּhitmahmhu

linger

Linger, delay, hesitate.

Where else “hitmahmhu” appears
declinesנְטוֹתnetot

turn aside

To leave the straight way, or bend it on purpose.

Where else “netot” appears
So the two of themשְׁנֵיshene

both

The two together, both of them.

Where else “shene” appears
ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu

eat

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

Where else “yochlu” appears

The context

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

8 · This verse (above)

9And the man arose to go, he and his concubine and his young man; but his father-in-law, the father of the young woman, said to him, “Look, please, the day has waned toward evening; spend the night, please. Look, the day is ending; spend the night here, and let your heart be merry; and tomorrow you can rise early for your journey and go to your tent.”

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