1AndtheboySamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050ministeredtoJehovahbeforeEliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941.Andthewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahwasrareinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117;avisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377wasnotfrequent. 2Anditcametopassatthattime,whenEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941layH7901inhisplaceבִּמְקֹמ֑וֹbim.ko.MoH4725(nowhiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.novH5869beganH2490togrowdimכֵה֔וֹתkhe.HotH3544,hecouldnotseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200), 3andthelampוְנֵ֤רve.NerH5216ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hadnotyetטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962goneout,andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050layH7901inthetempleבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovah,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430was, 4thatJehovahcalledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndhesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005amI. 7NowSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050didnotyetטֶ֖רֶםTe.remH2962knowH3045Jehovah, neitherhadthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahyetוְטֶ֛רֶםve.Te.remH2962beenrevealedיִגָּלֶ֥הyi.ga.LehH1540tohim. 8AndJehovahcalledH7121againthethirdבַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ba.she.li.ShitH7992time,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֮she.mu.'ElH8050!AndhearoseH6965andwenttoEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,andsaidH559,Hereהִנְנִ֔יhi.NiH2005amI;forthou calledstme.AndEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941perceivedH995thatJehovahwascallingH7121theboy. 9AndEliעֵלִ֣י'e.LiH5941saidH559toSamuelלִשְׁמוּאֵל֮lish.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'H7121asattheothertimesH6471,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀she.mu.'ElH8050,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050!AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696,forthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ'av.De.khaH5650heareth. 11AndJehovahsaidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Behold,Idoathingדָבָ֖רda.VarH1697inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,atwhichboththeearsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241ofeveryonethathearethitshalltingleתְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהte.tzi.Lei.nahH6750. 12Inthatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117IwillperformagainstEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941allthatIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696concerningH413hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;IwillbeginH2490andmakeanendH3615. 13ForIhavedeclaredH5046tohimthatIwilljudgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004foreverH5769,fortheiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771whichhehathknownH3045:becausehissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121madeH3045themselvesvile,andherestrainedthemnot. 14Andthereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651IhaveswornH7650untothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofEliH5941thattheiniquityעֲוֹ֧ן'a.VonH5771ofEli'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004shallnotbeexpiatedwithsacrificeבְּזֶ֥בַחbe.Ze.vachH2077oroblationforeverH5769. 15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050layH7901untilthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah.AndSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050fearedH3372todeclareH5046thevisionהַמַּרְאָ֖הha.mar.'AhH4759toEliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941. 16AndEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,andsaidH559,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.AndhesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005amI. 17AndhesaidH559,WhatisthewordH1697thathehasspokenH1696tothee?Ipraythee,keepitnotbackfromme:Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosotothee,andmoreH4480also,ifthoukeepbackanythingfrommeofallthewordH1697thathespokeH1696tothee. 18AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toldH5046himallthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andkeptnothingbackfromhim.AndhesaidH559,ItisJehovah:lethimdowhatisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inhissight. 19AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewH1431,andJehovahwasH1961withhim,andletnoneofhiswordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697fallהִפִּ֥ילhi.PilH5307tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776. 20AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba,knewH3045thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wasestablishedנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539aprophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030ofJehovah. 21AndJehovahappearedלְהֵרָאֹ֣הle.he.ra.'OhH7200againatShilohבְשִׁלֹ֑הve.shi.LohH7887;forJehovahrevealedנִגְלָ֨הnig.LahH1540himselftoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050atShilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887bythewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah. Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3
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