1)

The Rosem was already mentioned (verse 4). Why does it say "Rosem Echad", and not ha'Rosem?

1.

Radak: There was no other shade to lie under in the Midbar, other than this one Rosem.

2.

Malbim: This was a different Rosem (refer to 19:4:4:2).

2)

Why does it say "v'Hinei Zeh Mal'ach"?

1.

Radak: "Zeh" does not come to identify the angel, rather, the selection of the time, like Hinei. This is like "Kol Dodi Hinei Zeh Ba" (Shir ha'Shirim 2:8). One of these words (Hinei or Zeh) would have sufficed. Both are written to teach the rapidity. Once he slept, an angel immediately came and woke him.

2.

Malbim: It was not really a Rosem. Really, it was an angel that appeared like a Rosem.

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