Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:9

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9. the day draweth toward evening — Hebrew, "the pitching time of day." Travellers who set out at daybreak usually halt about the middle of the afternoon the first day, to enjoy rest and refreshment. It was, then, too late a time to commence a journey. But duty, perhaps, obliged the Levite to indulge no further delay. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"