Verse 9
1 Samuel 3:9
Darby Translation
9
And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר עֵלִ֣י לִ/שְׁמוּאֵל֮ לֵ֣ךְ שְׁכָב֒ וְ/הָיָה֙ אִם יִקְרָ֣א אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/אָֽמַרְתָּ֙ דַּבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בִּ/מְקוֹמֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down, and it shall be, if He calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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Chapter 3 Context
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And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days;...
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And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he coul...
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and the lamp of God (Elohim) had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where th...
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that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.
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And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down...
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And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou ca...
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Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.
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8
And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I;...
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9
And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak,...
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And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Spea...
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11
And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that...
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In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and...
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For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath know...
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And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expia...
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And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to...
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And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
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And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God...
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And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let h...
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And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
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And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.
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And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word o...
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