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1 Samuel 7:5

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…שְׁמוּאֵ֔לshemuelShemuelשְׁמוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Shemuel”H8050Shemuel, the name of three IsraelitesSamuel, Shemuel.קִבְצ֥וּqivtsvassembleקָבַץverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “assemble”, a commandH6908to grasp, i.e. collectassemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהhamitspatahthe Mitspah. when 'in pause'מִצְפָּהdefinite article, noun, proper name, directional ending — “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'.)וְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לveetpaleland judgeפָּלַלconjunction, verb, hithpael, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and judge”, an unfinished actionH6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, prayintreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.בַּעַדְכֶ֖םbaadkhemat byבְּעַדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.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).יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Samuel said: 'Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Samuel saith, 'Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray for you unto Jehovah.'

World English Bible

Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”

Darby Translation

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray Jehovah for you.

Douay-Rheims

And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Samuel said: 'Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Massephath, and I will pray for you to the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουήλ, ἀθροίσατε πάντα Ἰσραὴλ εἰς Μασσηφὰθ, καὶ προσεύξομαι περὶ ὑμῶν πρὸς Κύριον.