12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 7:12:1 ⧉וּמִדְיָ֨ןumidyanand Midian Judges 7:12:2 ⧉וַעֲמָלֵ֤קvaamalekand Amalek Judges 7:12:3 ⧉וְכָל־בְּנֵי־קֶ֙דֶם֙vekholbeneikedemand all the sons of the east Judges 7:12:4 ⧉נֹפְלִ֣יםnofelimlying Judges 7:12:5 ⧉בָּעֵ֔מֶקbaemekin the valley Judges 7:12:6 ⧉כָּאַרְבֶּ֖הkaarbelike locusts Judges 7:12:7 ⧉לָרֹ֑בlarovin abundance Judges 7:12:8 ⧉וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙veligmalleihemand for their camels Judges 7:12:9 ⧉אֵ֣יןenthere is no Judges 7:12:10 ⧉מִסְפָּ֔רmisparnumber Judges 7:12:11 ⧉כַּח֛וֹלkakhollike the sand Judges 7:12:12 ⧉שֶׁעַל־שְׂפַ֥תshealsefatthat is on the lip of Judges 7:12:13 ⧉הַיָּ֖םhayamthe sea Judges 7:12:14 ⧉לָרֹֽב׃larovin abundance |
12. Formal Translation And the Midianites, the Amalekites, and all the sons of the East lay in the valley like locusts in abundance, and their camels were without number, like the sand on the seashore. |
12. Dynamic Translation The Midianites, the Amalekites, and the eastern peoples filled the valley in huge numbers—like a swarm of locusts—and their camels were beyond counting, like sand along the shoreline. |