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1 Samuel 3

1AndthechildSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050ministereduntoJehovahbeforeEliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941.Andthewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahwaspreciousH3368inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117;therewasnofrequentvisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377.

2Anditcametopassatthattime,whenEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941wasH1961laidH7901downH7901inhisplaceבִּמְקֹמ֑וֹbim.ko.MoH4725(nowhiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.novH5869hadbegunH2490towaxdimכֵה֔וֹתkhe.HotH3544,sothathecouldnotseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200),

3andthelampוְנֵ֤רve.NerH5216ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430wasnotyetטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962goneout,andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050waslaidH7901downH7901tosleep,inthetempleבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovah,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430was;

4thatJehovahcalledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050:andhesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005amI.

5AndheranH7323untoEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,andsaidH559,Hereהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005amI;forthou calledstme.AndhesaidH559,IcalledH7121not;lieשְׁכָ֑בshe.KhavH7901downagain.AndhewentH7725andlayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ סvai.yish.KavH7901.

6AndJehovahcalledH7121yetH5750againעוֹד֮'OdH5750,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֒she.mu.'ElH8050.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050aroseH6965andwentH7725toEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,andsaidH559,Hereהִנְנִ֔יhi.NiH2005amI;forthou calledstme.Andheanswered,IcalledH7121not,mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121;lieשְׁכָֽב׃she.KhavH7901downagainH5750.

7NowSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050didnotyetטֶ֖רֶםTe.remH2962knowH3045Jehovah, neitherwasthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahyetוְטֶ֛רֶםve.Te.remH2962revealedיִגָּלֶ֥הyi.ga.LehH1540untohim.

8AndJehovahcalledH7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֮she.mu.'ElH8050againthethirdבַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ba.she.li.ShitH7992time.AndhearoseH6965andwenttoEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,andsaidH559,Hereהִנְנִ֔יhi.NiH2005amI;forthou calledstme.AndEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941perceivedH995thatJehovahhadcalledH7121thechild.

9ThereforeEliעֵלִ֣י'e.LiH5941saidH559untoSamuelלִשְׁמוּאֵל֮lish.mu.'ElH8050,Go,lieשְׁכָב֒she.KhavH7901down:anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,ifhecallיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121thee,thatthou shaltsayH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696,Jehovah;forthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650heareth.SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentandlayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901inhisplaceבִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.

10AndJehovahcameH935,andstoodH3320,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121asatothertimesH6471,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀she.mu.'ElH8050,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696;forthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ'av.De.khaH5650heareth.

11AndJehovahsaidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Behold,Iwilldoathingדָבָ֖רda.VarH1697inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,atwhichboththeearsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241ofeveryonethathearethitshalltingleתְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהte.tzi.Lei.nahH6750.

12Inthatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117IwillperformagainstEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941allthatIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696concerningH413hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,fromthebeginningH2490evenuntotheendH3615.

13ForIhavetoldוְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046himthatIwilljudgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004foreverH5769,fortheiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771whichheknewH3045,becausehissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121didbringacurseמְקַֽלְלִ֤יםme.ka.LimH7043uponthemselves,andherestrainedthemnot.

14Andthereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651IhaveswornH7650untothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofEliH5941,thattheiniquityעֲוֹ֧ן'a.VonH5771ofEli’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004shallnotbeexpiatedwithsacrificeבְּזֶ֥בַחbe.Ze.vachH2077norofferingוּבְמִנְחָ֖הu.ve.min.ChahH4503foreverH5769.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050layH7901untilthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah.AndSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050fearedH3372toshowEliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941thevisionהַמַּרְאָ֖הha.mar.'AhH4759.

16ThenEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,andsaidH559,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.AndhesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005amI.

17AndhesaidH559,WhatisthethingH1697thatJehovah hathspokenH1696unto thee?Ipraythee,hideתְכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582itnotfromme:Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosotothee,andmoreH4480also,ifthouhideתְּכַחֵ֤דte.kha.ChedH3582anythingfrommeofallthethingsH1697thathespake unto thee.

18AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toldH5046himeverywhit,andhidnothingfromhim.AndhesaidH559,ItisJehovah:lethimdowhatseemethhimgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896.

19AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewH1431,andJehovahwasH1961withhim,anddidletnoneofhiswordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697fallהִפִּ֥ילhi.PilH5307tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

20AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835eventoBeer-shebaknewH3045thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wasestablishedנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539tobeaprophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030ofJehovah.

21AndJehovahappearedלְהֵרָאֹ֣הle.he.ra.'OhH7200againinShilohבְשִׁלֹ֑הve.shi.LohH7887;forJehovahrevealedנִגְלָ֨הnig.LahH1540himselftoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050inShilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887bythewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

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