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1 Samuel 3:4-10

4That the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050:and he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

5And he ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323unto Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here amIH2009;for thou calledstקָרָ֣אתָka.Ra.taH7121me. And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I calledקָרָ֖אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121not; lie downשְׁכָ֑בshe.KhavH7901againשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725.And he wentH3212and lay downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ סvai.yish.KavH7901.

6And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121yet againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֒she.mu.'ElH8050.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212to Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here amI; for thou didst callקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me. And he answeredוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I calledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121not, my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121;lie downשְׁכָֽב׃she.KhavH7901againשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725.

7Now Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050did not yetH2962knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,neither was the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068yet revealedיִגָּלֶ֥הyi.ga.LehH1540unto him.

8And the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹא־ke.ro'-H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֮she.mu.'ElH8050againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the third timeבַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ba.she.li.ShitH7992.And he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212to Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here amI; for thou didst callקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me. And Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941perceivedוַיָּ֣בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had calledקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121the childלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.

9Therefore Eliעֵלִ֣י'e.LiH5941saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵל֮lish.mu.'ElH8050,GoH3212,lie downשְׁכָב֒she.KhavH7901:and it shall be, if he callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121thee, that thou shalt sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696,Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;for thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650hearethשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentH3212and lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901in his placeבִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.

10And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935,and stoodוַיִּתְיַצַּ֔בvai.yit.ya.TzavH3320,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121as at other timesH6471,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀she.mu.'ElH8050,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696;for thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ'av.De.khaH5650hearethשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.

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