3:24 When Ehud had left, Eglon’s 2 servants came and saw the locked doors of the upper room. They said, “He must be relieving himself 3 in the well-ventilated inner room.” 4
3:31 After Ehud 5 came 6 Shamgar son of Anath; he killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad and, like Ehud, 7 delivered Israel.
13:21 The Lord’s messenger did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. After all this happened Manoah realized that the visitor had been the Lord’s messenger. 13
1 tn Heb “the man.”
2 tn Heb “his.”
3 tn Heb “covering his feet” (i.e., with his outer garments while he relieves himself).
4 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.
3 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Ehud) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “was.”
5 tn Heb “also he”; the referent (Ehud) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “and he also was summoned after him.”
5 tn Heb “your hands will be strengthened.”
6 tn Heb “to the edge of the ones in battle array who were in the camp.”
6 tn Heb “house.”
7 tn Heb “then rejoice in Abimelech, and may he also rejoice in you.”
7 tn Heb “Then Manoah knew that he was the
8 tn Heb “this was from the LORD.”
9 tn Heb “for an opportunity he was seeking from the Philistines.”