“And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.”
So the girl's father said to him: 'Please, stay the night, and let your heart be merry' (וַיְצִרֵהוּ חֲמִיו וַיֵּשֶׁב שָׁם שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַיָּמִים וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתוּ) — the father urges the Levite to remain several days, eating and drinking. The prolonged stay suggests that the father is using hospitality and delay tactics to extend the visit, or perhaps genuinely hopes that extended time will strengthen the reconciliation. The narrative mentions three days of eating and drinking, establishing a pattern of feasting that continues to delay departure.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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