John 12:29  John 12:29  The people therefore that stood by and
heard [it] Some more confusedly, who were farthest off; others
more distinctly, who were nearer: the first of these,  said that
it thundered; as it used to do when "Bath Kol" was heard, which,
as the Jews say F1,  ``is a voice that comes out of heaven
proceeding from the midst of another voice,''  as thunder;
wherefore some took this for thunder, and others for the voice
of an angel out of the thunder:  others said, an angel spoke to
him; these being nearer, perceived it was an articulate voice,
which expressed certain distinct words, which they thought were
delivered by an angel; for the Jews had a mighty notion of the
discourse and conversation of angels with men, which their
doctors pretended to understand; particularly R. Jochanan ben
Zaccai, a Rabbi, who was living at this time, had learned their
speech, and was well versed in it F2.   F1 Piske Tosephot in T.
Bab. Sanhedrin, art. 30. F2 T. Bab. Succa, fol. 28. 1. & Bava
Bathra, fol. 134. 1. R