New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 3:1-10

1Nowthe boyוְהַנַּ֧עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050was ministeringמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941. Andwordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697from the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was rareיָקָר֙ya.KarH3368in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,visionsחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377were infrequentאֵ֥ין נִפְרָֽץ׃ ס'ein nif.RatzH369 H6555.

2It happenedוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961at that timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117as Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941was lyingH7901downH7901in his placeבִּמְקֹמ֑וֹbim.ko.MoH4725(nowhis eyesightוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.novH5869had begunהֵחֵ֣לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to grow dimכֵה֔וֹתkhe.HotH3544andhe couldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201not seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200well),

3andthe lampוְנֵ֤רve.NerH5216of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had not yetטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962goneיִכְבֶּ֔הyikh.BehH3518out, and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was lyingH7901downH7901in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430was,

4that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050;and he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “HereH2009I am.”

5Then he ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “HereH2009I am, for you calledקָרָ֣אתָka.Ra.taH7121me.” But he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I did not callקָרָ֖אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,lieשְׁכָ֑בshe.KhavH7901downH7901againשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725.”So he wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ סvai.yish.KavH7901.

6The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121yetעוֹד֮'OdH5750againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, “Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֒she.mu.'ElH8050!”So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “HereH2009I am, for you calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me.” But heansweredוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I did not callקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,lieשְׁכָֽב׃she.KhavH7901downH7901againשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725.”

7Now Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050did not yetH2962knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,norH2962had the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068yetH2962been revealedיִגָּלֶ֥הyi.ga.LehH1540to him.

8So the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹא־ke.ro'-H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֮she.mu.'ElH8050againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254for the thirdבַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ba.she.li.ShitH7992timeH7992.And he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “HereH2009I am, for you calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me.” Then Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941discernedוַיָּ֣בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121the boyלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.

9And Eliעֵלִ֣י'e.LiH5941saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵל֮lish.mu.'ElH8050, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980lieשְׁכָב֒she.KhavH7901downH7901,and it shall be ifאִם־'im-H518He callsיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121you, that you shall sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Speakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,for Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650is listeningשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.’”So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901in his placeבִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.

10Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935and stoodוַיִּתְיַצַּ֔בvai.yit.ya.TzavH3320and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121as at otherכְפַֽעַם־khe.fa.'am-H6471timesבְּפַ֖עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471, “Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀she.mu.'ElH8050!Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050!”And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Speakדַּבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696,for Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ'av.De.khaH5650is listeningשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.”

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