Verse 17
1 Samuel 3:17
New Living Translation
17
“What did the LORD say to you? Tell me everything. And may God (Elohim) strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֤ה הַ/דָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ אַל נָ֥א תְכַחֵ֖ד מִמֶּ֑/נִּי כֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה לְּ/ךָ֤ אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ/כֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם תְּכַחֵ֤ד מִמֶּ֨/נִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר מִ/כָּל הַ/דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶֽי/ךָ
English Translation
And he said, "What is the word that he spoke to you? Do not hide it from me. So may God do to you and so may He add, if you hide from me a word of all the words that he spoke to you."
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Chapter 3 Context
1
Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the LORD by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the LORD...
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2
One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed.
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3
The lamp of God (Elohim) had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ar...
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4
Suddenly the LORD called out, “Samuel!” “Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?”
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5
He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back t...
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6
Then the LORD called out again, “Samuel!” Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you c...
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7
Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before.
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8
So the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you ca...
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9
So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, LORD, your se...
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10
And the LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant i...
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11
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel.
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12
I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.
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13
I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming...
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14
So I have vowed that the sins of Eli and his sons will never be forgiven by sacrifices or offerings....
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15
Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle as usual. He...
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16
But Eli called out to him, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” Samuel replied.
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17
“What did the LORD say to you? Tell me everything. And may God (Elohim) strike you and even kill you...
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So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold anything back. “It is the LORD’s will,” Eli replied. “...
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19
As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.
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20
And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a...
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21
The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh and gave messages to Samuel there at the Tabernacle.
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