Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 3
1And the boyוְהַנַּ֧עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050ministeredמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334toאֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941.Now in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wasהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961rareיָקָר֙ya.KarH3368,and visionsחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377wereאֵ֥ין'einH369scarceנִפְרָֽץ׃ סnif.RatzH6555.
2Andוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961at that timeבַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּאbai.Yom ha.Hu'H3117H1931Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941,whose eyesightוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.novH5869had grown so dimהֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵה֔וֹתhe.Che.lu khe.HotH2490H3544that he couldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200,was lyingשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901in his roomבִּמְקֹמ֑וֹbim.ko.MoH4725.
3Beforeטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962the lampוְנֵ֤רve.NerH5216of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had gone outיִכְבֶּ֔הyikh.BehH3518,Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was lying downשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430was locatedשָׁ֖םshamH8033.
5He ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323toאֶל־'el-H413Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Here I amהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have calledקָרָ֣אתָka.Ra.taH7121me.” “I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808callקָרָ֖אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,”Eli repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Go backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and lie downשְׁכָ֑בshe.KhavH7901.”So he wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and lay downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ סvai.yish.KavH7901.
6Once againוַיֹּ֣סֶף עוֹד֮vai.Yo.sef 'OdH3254H5750the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121, “Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֒she.mu.'ElH8050!”So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050got upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Here I amהִנְנִ֔יhi.NiH2005,forכִּ֥יkiH3588you have calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me.” “My sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808callקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,”Eli repliedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Go backשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725and lie downשְׁכָֽב׃she.KhavH7901.”
8Once againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,for the third timeבַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ba.she.li.ShitH7992,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹא־ke.ro'-H7121to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֮she.mu.'ElH8050.He got upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Here I amהִנְנִ֔יhi.NiH2005,forכִּ֥יkiH3588you have calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me.”Then Eliעֵלִ֔י כִּ֥י'e.Li kiH5941H3588realizedוַיָּ֣בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that it was the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who was callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121the boyלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.
9“Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980and lie downשְׁכָב֒she.KhavH7901,”heעֵלִ֣י'e.LiH5941saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵל֮lish.mu.'ElH8050, “andוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961ifאִם־'im-H518He calls youיִקְרָ֣א אֵלֶ֔יךָyik.Ra' 'e.Lei.khaH7121H413,sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Speakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650is listeningשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.’”So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901in his placeבִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.
10Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935and stood thereוַיִּתְיַצַּ֔בvai.yit.ya.TzavH3320,callingוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121as beforeH6471, “Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀she.mu.'ElH8050!Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050!”And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Speakדַּבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ'av.De.khaH5650is listeningשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.”
11Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הִנֵּ֧הshe.mu.'El hi.NehH8050H2009, “Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am about to doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213somethingדָבָ֖רda.VarH1697in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478at whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the earsשְׁתֵּ֥י אָזְנָֽיו׃she.Tei 'a.ze.NavH8147H241of allכָּל־kol-H3605who hear itשֹׁ֣מְע֔וֹsho.me.'OH8085will tingleתְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהte.tzi.Lei.nahH6750.
12On thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117I will carry outאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965againstאֶל־'el-H413Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941אֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696aboutאֶל־'el-H413his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,from beginningהָחֵ֖לha.ChelH2490to endוְכַלֵּֽה׃ve.kha.LehH3615.
13I toldוְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046himthatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853would judgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769for the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he knowsיָדַ֗עya.Da'H3045,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121blasphemed Godמְקַֽלְלִ֤יםme.ka.LimH7043and he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808restrainכִהָ֖הkhi.HahH3543them.
14Thereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941, ‘The iniquityעֲוֹ֧ן'a.VonH5771of Eli’sעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941houseבֵּית־beit-H1004shall neverאִֽם־ עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'im- 'ad- o.LamH518H5704H5769be atoned forיִתְכַּפֵּ֞רyit.ka.PerH3722by sacrificeבְּזֶ֥בַחbe.Ze.vachH2077or offeringוּבְמִנְחָ֖הu.ve.min.ChahH4503.’”
Samuel Shares the Vision
15Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242;then he openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605אֶת־'et-H853the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Heוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was afraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to tellמֵהַגִּ֥ידme.ha.GidH5046אֶת־'et-H853Eliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941the visionהַמַּרְאָ֖ה אֶל־ha.mar.'Ah 'el-H4759H413,
17“Whatמָ֤הmahH4100was the messageH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He gave youדִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָdi.Ber 'e.Lei.khaH1696H413?”Eli askedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Do notאַל־ נָ֥א'al- na'H408H4994hideתְכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582it from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430punishכֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־koh ya.'a.seh-H3541H6213you,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,ifאִם־'im-H518you hideתְּכַחֵ֤דte.kha.ChedH3582from meמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480anythingמִכָּל־mi.kolH1697H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”
18So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046himeverythingכָּל־ הַדְּבָרִ֔יםkol- ha.de.va.RimH3605H1697and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hideכִחֵ֖דkhi.ChedH3582a thingfrom himמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480. “Heה֔וּאHu'H1931is the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,”replied Eliוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559. “Let Him doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213what is goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in His eyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.”
19And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,and the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,and He let noneוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808ofמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Samuel’swordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697fallהִפִּ֥ילhi.PilH5307to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
21And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuedוַיֹּ֥סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to appearלְהֵרָאֹ֣הle.he.ra.'OhH7200at Shilohבְשִׁלֹ֑הve.shi.LohH7887,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thereבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887Heיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068revealed Himselfנִגְלָ֨הnig.LahH1540toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050by Hisיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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