Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 3:4-10

4Then the LORDיְהוָ֛ה אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Here I amהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005.”

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 'OdH3254 H5750the 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.”

7Now Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050did not yetטֶ֖רֶםTe.remH2962knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had not yetוְטֶ֛רֶםve.Te.remH2962been revealedיִגָּלֶ֥הyi.ga.LehH1540to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.

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 kiH5941 H3588realizedוַיָּ֣בֶןvai.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.khaH7121 H413,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.”

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