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OET (OET-LV) and_came Gidˊōn and_hundred man who with_him/it in/on/at/with_outskirts the_camp the_beginning the_watch the_middle just just_(station) they_had_stationed DOM the_watch and_blew in/on/at/with_trumpets and_smashed the_jars which in/on/at/with_hands_their.
OET (OET-RV) When Gideon and the hundred men with him got to the edge of the camp, it was the beginning of the middle nightwatch and the fresh guards had just gotten into their places. Gideon and his unit blew their trumpets and smashed the jars that they were carrying.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication
אַ֛ךְ הָקֵ֥ם הֵקִ֖ימוּ אֶת־הַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑ים
after to_change stationed DOM the,watch
The author is repeating forms of the verb “station” in order to intensify the idea that it expresses. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis. Alternate translation: [The new guards were just coming on duty]
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
אַ֛ךְ & הֵקִ֖ימוּ אֶת־הַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑ים וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹת
after & stationed DOM the,watch and,blew in/on/at/with,trumpets
The first instance of the pronoun they refers to the Midianites, while the second instance refers to Gideon and his men. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the Midianites had just stationed the guards, and Gideon and his men blew on the shofars]
7:17-20 Surprise and deception took the place of a massive army. The war cry, the sudden blast of 300 trumpets, and the torches bursting into light created the impression of a large force.
OET (OET-LV) and_came Gidˊōn and_hundred man who with_him/it in/on/at/with_outskirts the_camp the_beginning the_watch the_middle just just_(station) they_had_stationed DOM the_watch and_blew in/on/at/with_trumpets and_smashed the_jars which in/on/at/with_hands_their.
OET (OET-RV) When Gideon and the hundred men with him got to the edge of the camp, it was the beginning of the middle nightwatch and the fresh guards had just gotten into their places. Gideon and his unit blew their trumpets and smashed the jars that they were carrying.
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.