9. The Levite started to leave with his concubine and his servant. But his father-in-law said to him, “It’s already evening. Please stay another night. It’s too late ⌊to leave⌋ now. Stay here, and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can start out early to go home.”
10. But the Levite refused to spend another night.He left and traveled as far as Jebus (now called Jerusalem). He had with him two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
11. By the time they were near Jebus, it was very late in the day. The Levite’s servant said to him, “Let’s go spend the night in Jebus.”
12. The Levite told him, “We’ll never go into a city of foreigners. They’re not Israelites. We’ll go on to Gibeah.”