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Then Gideon returned to his soldiers

The connecting word Then introduces a sequential clause that connects Gideon hearing the dream and worshiping God with him rallying the 300 Israelites to fight the Midianites. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-time-sequential)

horn

This could be translated as: “trumpet” or “rams horn trumpet.” These horns came from rams, or male sheep, and were often used to call men for battle.

a burning torch

This was probably a piece of wood wrapped with cloth and soaked in oil so that it could burn well. (This was not the modern torch that runs on batteries.)

so the Midianites could not see

The connecting word so connects the reason (the torches were in the pots), with the result (the Midianites could not see the light of the torches). (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/grammar-connect-logic-result)