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God confused the Midianites

God caused the Midianites to be confused. They wanted to attack the Israelites, but instead, they attacked each other.

the rest of the Israelites

This could be translated as, "many other Israelite men." This refers to the soldiers previously sent home in 16:10.

were called

That is, "were called out" or, "were summoned." This sentence could also be translated as, "Gideon sent messengers to summon many other Israelite men from their homes."