Judges 9:53

9:53 a woman threw an upper millstone ¹  down on his ²  head and shattered his skull.

Judges 13:10

13:10 The woman ran at once and told her husband, ³  “Come quickly, ⁴  the man who visited ⁵  me the other day has appeared to me!”

[9:53]  ¹ sn A hand mill consisted of an upper stone and larger lower stone. One would turn the upper stone with a handle to grind the grain, which was placed between the stones. An upper millstone, which was typically about two inches thick and a foot or so in diameter, probably weighed 25-30 pounds (11.4-13.6 kg). See G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 268; C. F. Burney, Judges, 288.

[9:53]  ² tn Heb “Abimelech’s.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “his” in the translation in keeping with conventions of English narrative style.

[13:10]  ³ tn Heb “and said to him.” This phrase has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

[13:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “Look.”

[13:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “came to.”