Judges 19:3

19:3 her husband came ¹  after her, hoping he could convince her to return. ²  He brought with him his servant ³  and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly. ⁴ 

Judges 19:27

19:27 When her master ⁵  got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went outside to start on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, sprawled out on the doorstep of the house with her hands on the threshold.

¹ tn Heb “arose and came.”

² tn Heb “to speak to her heart to bring her back.”

³ tn Or “young man.”

⁴ tn Heb “he was happy to meet him.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew term here translated “master,” is plural. The plural indicates degree here and emphasizes the Levite’s absolute sovereignty over the woman.