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1 Samuel 17:1

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

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וַיַּאַסְפ֨וּvayaasfvand destroyאָסַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and destroy”, the next action in the storyH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…פְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfelishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.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).מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙machaneyhemarmyמַחֲנֶהnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlamilchamahto battleמִלְחָמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvayeasefvand destroyאָסַףconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and destroy”, the next action in the storyH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…שֹׂכֹ֖הsokhoShochoשׂוֹכֹהnoun, proper name — “Shocho”H7755Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in PalestineShocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…לִיהוּדָ֑הlihudahto Judahיְהוּדָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvayachanvand encampחָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and encamp”, the next action in the storyH2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.בֵּיןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.שׂוֹכֹ֥הsokhoShochoשׂוֹכֹהnoun, proper name — “Shocho”H7755Sokoh or Soko, the name of two places in PalestineShocho, Shochoh, Sochoh, Soco, Socoh.וּבֵיןuveynand betweenבֵּיןconjunction, preposition — “and between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.עֲזֵקָ֖הazeqahAzekahעֲזֵקָהnoun, proper name — “Azekah”H5825Azekah, a place in PalestineAzekah.בְּאֶ֥פֶסbeefesin Ephes-dammimאֶפֶס דַּמִּיםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Ephes-dammim”H658Ephes-Dammim, a place in PalestineEphes-dammim.דַּמִּֽיםdamimEphes-dammimאֶפֶס דַּמִּיםnoun, proper name — “Ephes-dammim”H658Ephes-Dammim, a place in PalestineEphes-dammim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Philistines gather their camps to battle, and are gathered to Shochoh, which [is] to Judah, and encamp between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-Dammim;

World English Bible

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephesdammim.

Darby Translation

And the Philistines assembled their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Sochoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Sochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

Douay-Rheims

Now the Philistines gathering together their troops to battle, assembled at Socho of Juda, and camped between Socho and Azeca in the borders of Dommim.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Philistines gather their armies to battle, and gather themselves to Socchoth of Judæa, and encamp between Socchoth and Azeca Ephermen.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συνάγουσιν ἀλλόφυλοι τὰς παρεμβολὰς αὐτῶν εἰς πόλεμον, καὶ συνάγονται εἰς Σοκχὼθ τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ παρεμβάλλουσιν ἀναμέσον Σοκχὼθ, καὶ ἀναμέσον ʼΑζηκὰ Ἐφερμέν.