² tn Heb “Now Gideon his son….” The Hebrew circumstantial clause (note the pattern vav [ו] + subject + predicate) breaks the narrative sequence and indicates that the angel’s arrival coincided with Gideon’s threshing.

³ sn The angels were to form one piece with the lid and not be separated. This could be translated “of one piece with” the lid, but it is likely the angels were simply fastened to it permanently.

¹ tn Heb “the messenger of the Lord.” Some identify the angel of the Lord as the preincarnate Christ because in some texts the angel is identified with the Lord himself. However, it is more likely that the angel merely represents the Lord; he can speak for the Lord because he is sent with the Lord’s full authority. In some cases the angel is clearly distinct from the Lord (see Judg 6:11-23). It is not certain if the same angel is always in view. Though the proper name following the noun “angel” makes the construction definite, this may simply indicate that a definite angel sent from the Lord is referred to in any given context. It need not be the same angel on every occasion. Note the analogous expression “the servant of the Lord,” which refers to various individuals in the OT (see BDB 714 s.v. עֶבֶד).

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel introduced in v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “who had authority over.” This appears to be the angel who tended the fire on the altar.

⁴ tn Grk “for them”; the referent (the dragon and his angels, v. 7) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.

² sn The idea is that certain angels acted improperly, going outside the bounds prescribed by God (their proper domain).

¹ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 5:19.

⁴ tn Grk “what was done through the angel was a reality” (see BDAG 43 s.v. ἀληθής 3).

² tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 5:19.

¹ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 5:19.

⁴ sn The brilliantly shining clothing (dazzling attire) points to the fact that these are angels (see 24:23).

⁴ sn Bowed their faces to the ground. Such respect for angels is common: Dan 7:28; 10:9, 15.

³ sn Note how although angels delivered the message, it was the Lord whose message is made known, coming through them.

² tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:11.

² tn Grk “And coming to her, he said”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:20.