1 Samuel 3:9

1 Samuel 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
• New International Version (NIV)So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, 'Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Context of 1 Samuel 3:9

7Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord yet been revealed to him. 8So the Lord called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned that the Lord was calling the boy. And Eli said to Samuel, “Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10Then the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” 11The Lord said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

1 Samuel 3:9 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵלִ֣י לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ לֵ֣ךְ שְׁכָב֒ וְהָיָה֙ אִם־יִקְרָ֣א אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ דַּבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• And Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• and it shall be ifאִם'im · ifH518
• He callsקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• , Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for Your servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• is listeningשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• in his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 3:9

• Exodus 20:19Then they said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but let not God speak to us, or we will die.”
• Psalms 85:8I will hear what God the Lord will say; For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones; But let them not turn back to folly.
• Isaiah 6:8Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
• Daniel 10:19He said, “O man of high esteem, do not be afraid. Peace be with you; take courage and be courageous!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, “May my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”
• Acts 9:6but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth - This was the usual way in which the prophets spoke, when they had intimations that the Lord was about to make some especial revelation.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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 3:9

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• Minister, Christian
• Prophets
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• Samuel
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• Speak
• Temple
• Tingle
• Exodus, the Book of
• Judges, Period of
• Samuel, Books of
• Servant

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