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1 Samuel 3:7
7Samuel did not know the Lord yet. The Lord had not spoken to him before.
1 Samuel 3:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
- New International Version (NIV)Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)
Context of 1 Samuel 3:7
5Samuel ran to Eli and he said, ‘You called my name. Here I am.’ But Eli said, ‘I did not call your name. Go back and lie down again.’ So Samuel went and he lay down again. 6Again the Lord called out, ‘Samuel’. So Samuel went to Eli and he said, ‘You called my name. Here I am.’ Eli answered, ‘My son, I did not call your name. Go back and lie down again.’ Samuel did not know the Lord yet. The Lord had not spoken to him before. 8Then the Lord called Samuel's name for the third time. Samuel got up again. He went to Eli and he said, ‘You called my name. Here I am.’ Then Eli realized that it was the Lord who was calling the boy's name. 9So Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go back and lie down again. If he calls your name again, you must say, “Speak, Lord. I am your servant and I am listening.” ’ So Samuel went back and he lay down in his place.
Read all of 1 Samuel 31 Samuel 3:7 word by word
וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל טֶ֖רֶם יָדַ֣ע אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְטֶ֛רֶם יִגָּלֶ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 3:7
- Jeremiah 9:24If they want to be proud about something, they should be proud that they know me. They should boast that they understand who I am. I am the Lord. I am faithful in my love for my people. I always do what is right and fair. It makes me happy when people live in that way too.’
- Acts 19:2Paul asked them, ‘When you believed the message about Jesus, did you receive God's Holy Spirit?’ The believers answered, ‘We did not even know that there is a Holy Spirit.’
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Samuel did not yet know the Lord - He had not been accustomed to receive any revelation from him. He knew and worshipped the God of Israel; but he did not know him as communicating especial revelation of His will.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Did not yet know the Lord - i. e. in His supernatural communication, as follows at the end of the verse. The text rendering of this verse is better than that of the margin.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Samuel did not yet know the LORD: This was because he had no direct experience with the Lord. In contrast, Eli's sons did not know the Lord because they were morally and spiritually lacking (see study note on 1 Samuel 2:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Sa 3:1-10. The Lord Appears to Samuel in a Vision. 1. the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli--His ministry consisted, of course, of such duties in or about the sanctuary as were suited to his age, which is supposed now to have been about twelve years. Whether the office had been specially assigned him, or it arose from the interest inspired by the story of his birth, Eli kept him as his immediate attendant; and he resided not in the…Read the comment
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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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