1 Samuel 3
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1 Samuel 3:1-3

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.RatzH369H6555.
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- shamH834H8033the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430was,
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