ὑμὶν … ὑμῶν: the repeated pron. has a certain sarcastic force; ‘ye would have had your plans in the house,’ etc. If any change were needed, “ἡμὶν” for “ὗμὶν” would be the best. τὰ δρώμεν̓: 85 n. A listener at the doors must quickly have discovered that Orestes had returned; and Clyt. would have been warned. τὰ σώματα is a hint that the lives of the avengers would then have paid the penalty.
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part VI: The Electra. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1894.
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