3 Then her husband set out after her to convince her to come back. He had his servant and a couple of donkeys with him. She took him into her father’s house, and when the young woman’s father saw him, he was happy to welcome him.
4 Since his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, insisted, he stayed with him three days, eating, drinking, and spending the night there.
5 On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning, and he got ready to set out. But the young woman’s father said to his son-in-law, "Eat a little food to give you strength, and then you can go."
6 So the two of them sat down and ate and drank together. The young woman’s father said to the man, "Why not spend the night and enjoy yourself?"
7 When the man got ready to set out, his father-in-law persuaded him, and he spent the night there again.
8 On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to set out, and the young woman’s father said, "Have some food for strength." So the two of them ate, sitting around until late in the day.
9 When the man got ready to set out with his secondary wife and servant, his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, said, "Look, the day has turned to evening, so spend the night. Seriously, the day is over. Spend the night here and enjoy yourself. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey, and you can head home."