King James Version

1 Samuel 10:17

And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;

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וַיַּצְעֵ֤קvayatseqand call togetherצָעַקconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and call together”, the next action in the storyH6817to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)[idiom] at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).שְׁמוּאֵל֙shemuelShemuelשְׁמוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Shemuel”H8050Shemuel, the name of three IsraelitesSamuel, Shemuel.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעָ֔םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַמִּצְפָּֽהhamitspahthe Mitspah. when 'in pause'מִצְפָּהdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Mitspah. when 'in pause'”H4709Mitspah, the name of two places in PalestineMitspah. (This seems rather to be only an orthographic variation of H4708 (מִצְפֶּה) when 'in pause'.)

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Samuel called the people together unto Jehovah to Mizpah;

Young’s Literal Translation

And Samuel calleth the people unto Jehovah to Mizpeh,

World English Bible

Samuel called the people together to Yahweh to Mizpah;

Darby Translation

And Samuel called the people together to Jehovah to Mizpah.

Douay-Rheims

And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Samuel summoned all the people before the Lord to Massephath.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παρήγγειλε Σαμουὴλ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ πρὸς Κύριον εἰς Μασσηφάθ.