Judges 6:5

6:5 When they invaded ¹  with their cattle and tents, they were as thick ²  as locusts. Neither they nor their camels could be counted. ³  They came to devour ⁴  the land.

Judges 6:4

6:4 They invaded the land ⁵  and devoured ⁶  its crops ⁷  all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, ⁸  and they took away ⁹  the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

¹ tn Heb “came up.”

² tn Heb “numerous.”

³ tn Heb “To them and to their camels there was no number.”

⁴ tn Heb “destroy.” The translation “devour” carries through the imagery of a locust plague earlier in this verse.

⁵ tn Heb “They encamped against them.”

⁶ tn Heb “destroyed.”

⁷ tn Heb “the crops of the land.”

⁸ tn Heb “They left no sustenance in Israel.”

⁹ tn The words “they took away” are supplied in the translation for clarification.