19:8a On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart,

In the morning of the fifth day, the Levite got up to go ⌊back to Ephraim⌋ .
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Early in the morning on day five, he stood up to leave.

19:8b but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon

But the woman’s father told him, “Wait, first eat something. Then go in the afternoon.”
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However his father-in-law ⌊again⌋ asked him to wait, and to eat something before leaving that afternoon.

19:8c and the two of them ate.

So the two men sat down ⌊once again⌋ to eat together.
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So ⌊once again⌋ the two of them had a meal together.

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