Revised Version 1895
1 Samuel 3:6
6And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
1 Samuel 3:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
- New International Version (NIV)Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” “My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord called again, "Samuel!" and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, my son; lie down again."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord called yet again, “Samuel!” So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” He answered, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.”
Context of 1 Samuel 3:6
4that the LORD called Samuel: and he said, Here am I. 5And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. 7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. 8And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
Read all of 1 Samuel 31 Samuel 3:6 word by word
וַיֹּ֣סֶף יְהוָ֗ה קְרֹ֣א עוֹד֮ שְׁמוּאֵל֒ וַיָּ֤קָם שְׁמוּאֵל֙ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־עֵלִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הִנְנִ֔י כִּ֥י קָרָ֖אתָ לִ֑י וַיֹּ֛אמֶר לֹֽא־קָרָ֥אתִי בְנִ֖י שׁ֥וּב שְׁכָֽב׃Read the interlinear
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- againעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
- Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
- aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- wentשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
- Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Hereהֵןhên · look!H2005
- meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 3:6
- 1 Samuel 4:16And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?
- Genesis 43:29And he lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother’s son, and said, Is this your youngest brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.
- 2 Samuel 18:22Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?
- Matthew 9:2And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.
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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
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