Revised Version 1895
1 Samuel 3
1And thechildוְהַנַּ֧עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050ministeredמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeH6440Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941. And thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068waspreciousיָקָר֙ya.KarH3368inthoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117; there wasnoאֵ֥ין'einH369openH6440visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377.
2And itcameH1961topassH1961at that time, whenEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941waslaidH7901downH7901in hisplaceבִּמְקֹמ֑וֹbim.ko.MoH4725, (nowH1961hiseyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.novH5869hadbegunהֵחֵ֣לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to waxdimכֵה֔וֹתkhe.HotH3544, that hecouldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200,)
3and thelampוְנֵ֤רve.NerH5216ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430was not yetgoneיִכְבֶּ֔הyikh.BehH3518outשָׁ֖םshamH8033, andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050waslaidH7901downH7901tosleepH7901, in thetempleבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430was;
5And heranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323untoEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005am I; for thou calledstmeאֶל־'el-H413. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IcalledH7121notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808;lieשְׁכָ֑בshe.KhavH7901downH7901againH7725. And hewentH7725andlayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ סvai.yish.KavH7901.
6And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068calledH7121yetagainעוֹד֮'OdH5750,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֒she.mu.'ElH8050. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725toEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנְנִ֔יhi.NiH2005am I; for thou calledstmeאֶל־'el-H413. And heansweredוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IcalledH7121notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808, mysonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121;lieשְׁכָֽב׃she.KhavH7901downH7901againH5750.
8And theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068calledH7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֮she.mu.'ElH8050againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254thethirdבַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ba.she.li.ShitH7992time. And hearoseH6965andwentH6965toEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנְנִ֔יhi.NiH2005am I; for thou calledstmeאֶל־'el-H413. AndEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941perceivedוַיָּ֣בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadcalledH7121thechildלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.
9ThereforeEliעֵלִ֣י'e.LiH5941saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSamuelלִשְׁמוּאֵל֮lish.mu.'ElH8050,Goוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,lieשְׁכָב֒she.KhavH7901downH7901: and it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518hecallיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121thee, that thou shaltsayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650heareth.SoH7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413andlayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901in hisplaceבִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.
10And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935, andstoodוַיִּתְיַצַּ֔בvai.yit.ya.TzavH3320andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121as atotherכְפַֽעַם־khe.fa.'am-H6471timesבְּפַ֖עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀she.mu.'ElH8050,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696; for thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ'av.De.khaH5650heareth.
11And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, I willdoעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213athingדָבָ֖רda.VarH1697inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, atwhichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147theearsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that heareth it shalltingleתְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהte.tzi.Lei.nahH6750.
13For I havetoldוְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046him that I willjudgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769, for theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771whichH834heknewH3045,becauseH3588hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121didH834bringH3045acurseמְקַֽלְלִ֤יםme.ka.LimH7043uponthemselvesH5771, and he restrained themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.
15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242, andopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. AndSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050fearedיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to shewEliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941thevisionהַמַּרְאָ֖הha.mar.'AhH4759.
17And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֤הmahH4100is thethingH1697that the LORD hathspokenH1696unto thee? Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994theehideתְכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582itnotאַל־'al-H408frommeאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413:Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213soמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480to thee, andmoreמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480also,ifאִם־'im-H518thouhideתְּכַחֵ֤דte.kha.ChedH3582anyH3605thingH1697frommeאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413ofallH3605the things that he spake unto thee.
18AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046himeveryכָּל־kol-H3605whit, andhidכִחֵ֖דkhi.ChedH3582nothingH3808from him. And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, It is theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068:letH3808himdoיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213whatהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697seemeth himgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896.
21And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedלְהֵרָאֹ֣הle.he.ra.'OhH7200againוַיֹּ֥סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254inShilohבְשִׁלֹ֑הve.shi.LohH7887: for theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068revealedנִגְלָ֨הnig.LahH1540himselfH1540toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050inShilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887by thewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
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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