New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 3

The Prophetic Call to Samuel

1Nowthe boyוְהַנַּ֧עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050was attendingH8334toH8334the serviceH8334of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941. Andwordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697from the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was rareיָקָר֙ya.KarH3368in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117;visionsחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377wereH6555infrequentאֵ֥ין'einH369 H6555.

2But it happenedוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961at that timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117as Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941was lyingH7901downH7901in his placeבִּמְקֹמ֑וֹbim.ko.MoH4725(nowhis eyesightוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.novH5869had begunהֵחֵ֣לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to beH3544poorH3544andhe couldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201not seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200well),

3andthe lampוְנֵ֤רve.NerH5216of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had not yetטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962goneH3518outH3518,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,goH7725backH7725andlieשְׁכָ֑בshe.KhavH7901downH7901.”So he wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ סvai.yish.KavH7901.

6And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121yetעוֹד֮'OdH5750againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, “Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֒she.mu.'ElH8050!”So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050gotH6965upH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “HereH2009I am, for you calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me.” But he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I did not callקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,goH7725backH7725andlieשְׁכָֽב׃she.KhavH7901downH7901.”

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 gotH6965upH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “HereH2009I am, for you calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me.” Then Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941realizedוַיָּ֣בֶןvai.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.TzavH3320,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121as at theotherכְפַֽעַם־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.”

11Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,I am going to doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213a thingדָבָ֖רda.VarH1697in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andbothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147earsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241of everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who hearsשֹׁ֣מְע֔וֹsho.me.'OH8085aboutit will ringתְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהte.tzi.Lei.nahH6750.

12On that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117I will carryאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965outH6965againstH413Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696inH413regardH413to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,from beginningהָחֵ֖לha.ChelH2490to endוְכַלֵּֽה׃ve.kha.LehH3615.

13ForI have toldוְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046him that I am going to judgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769forthe wrongdoingבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771that he knewיָדַ֗עya.Da'H3045,becauseH3588his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121were bringingH7043aH7043curseמְקַֽלְלִ֤יםme.ka.LimH7043on themselvesH1992andhe did not rebukeכִהָ֖הkhi.HahH3543them.

14Thereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941thatthe wrongdoingעֲוֹ֧ן'a.VonH5771of Eli’sעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941houseבֵּית־beit-H1004shall neverאִֽם־ עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'im- 'ad- o.LamH518 H5704 H5769be atonedיִתְכַּפֵּ֞רyit.ka.PerH3722for by sacrificeבְּזֶ֥בַחbe.Ze.vachH2077or offeringוּבְמִנְחָ֖הu.ve.min.ChahH4503.”

15So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050layH7901downH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242. Then heopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.But Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wasH3372afraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to tellמֵהַגִּ֥ידme.ha.GidH5046the visionהַמַּרְאָ֖הha.mar.'AhH4759to Eliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

16Then Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “HereH2009I am.”

17He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֤הmahH4100is the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to you? Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994do not hideתְכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582it from me.May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213the sameכֹּ֣הkohH3541to you, and moreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִם־'im-H518you hideתְּכַחֵ֤דte.kha.ChedH3582a singlewordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697from me of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the wordsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that He spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to you!”

18So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046himeverythingכָּל־kol-H3605and hidכִחֵ֖דkhi.ChedH3582nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808from him. And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “He is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;let Him doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213whatH2896seems goodH2896to Him.”

19NowSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431, andthe Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068was with him, and Helet noneוְלֹֽא־ מִכָּל־ve.lo'- mi.kolH3808 H3605of his wordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697failהִפִּ֥יל אָֽרְצָה׃hi.Pil 'A.re.tzahH5307 H776.

20And allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from Danמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even to BeershebaH884knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045that Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050was confirmedנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539as a prophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

21Andthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedלְהֵרָאֹ֣הle.he.ra.'OhH7200againוַיֹּ֥סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254at Shilohבְשִׁלֹ֑הve.shi.LohH7887,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068revealedנִגְלָ֨הnig.LahH1540Himself to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050at Shilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

The Prophetic Call to Samuel

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3