InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Hero C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21
Hero 6 V1 V2 V3 V4 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30 V31 V32 V33 V34 V35 V36 V37 V38 V39 V40
◄ ← HERO (JDG) 6:5 ↓ → ► ║ ≡ ©
OET-LV If/because they livestock_of_their they_came_up and_tents_of_their and_they_came[fn] according_to_the_abundance_of locust[s] to_increase_in_number and_to_them and_to_camels_of_their there_was_not number and_they_came in/on_the_earth to_destroy_it.
6:5 OSHB variant note: יבאו: (x-qere) ’וּ/בָ֤אוּ’: lemma=c/935 morph=HC/Vqq3cp id=07XWV וּ/בָ֤אוּ
OET (OET-RV) It was like a swarm of locusts when they’d all come with their tents and their livestock—you couldn’t even count their camels! They entered the region to totally ravage it.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
וְלָהֶ֥ם וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר
and,to,them (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when they ,livestock_of,their come_up and,tents_of,their and,bring according,to_[the]_abundance_of I_will_increase to=increase_in_number and,to,them and,to,camels_of,their not counted and=they_came in/on_the=earth to,destroy,it )
The author is making an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: [Large numbers of people came, and they brought very many camels with them]
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ בָאָ֖רֶץ לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ
(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when they ,livestock_of,their come_up and,tents_of,their and,bring according,to_[the]_abundance_of I_will_increase to=increase_in_number and,to,them and,to,camels_of,their not counted and=they_came in/on_the=earth to,destroy,it )
The author is describing the result rather than the purpose of the Midianites coming into the land of Israel. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And as a result of them coming into the land, it was ruined]
OET-LV If/because they livestock_of_their they_came_up and_tents_of_their and_they_came[fn] according_to_the_abundance_of locust[s] to_increase_in_number and_to_them and_to_camels_of_their there_was_not number and_they_came in/on_the_earth to_destroy_it.
6:5 OSHB variant note: יבאו: (x-qere) ’וּ/בָ֤אוּ’: lemma=c/935 morph=HC/Vqq3cp id=07XWV וּ/בָ֤אוּ
OET (OET-RV) It was like a swarm of locusts when they’d all come with their tents and their livestock—you couldn’t even count their camels! They entered the region to totally ravage it.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.