Judges 3:24

3:24 When Ehud had left, Eglon’s ¹  servants came and saw the locked doors of the upper room. They said, “He must be relieving himself ²  in the well-ventilated inner room.” ³ 

Judges 19:19

19:19 We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant, ⁴  and the young man who is with your servants. ⁵  We lack nothing.”

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¹ tn Heb “his.”

² tn Heb “covering his feet” (i.e., with his outer garments while he relieves himself).

³ tn The Hebrew expression translated “well-ventilated inner room” may refer to the upper room itself or to a bathroom attached to or within it.

⁴ tn By calling his concubine the old man’s “female servant,” the Levite emphasizes their dependence on him for shelter.

⁵ tc Some Hebrew mss and ancient witnesses read the singular, “your servant,” which would refer to the Levite. If one retains the plural, then both the Levite and his wife are in view. In either case the pronominal suffix emphasizes their dependence on the old man for shelter.