1st Samuel Chapter 3 verse 9 Holy Bible
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.
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And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he should call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call you, that you shall say, Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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And Eli saith to Samuel, `Go, lie down, and it hath been, if He doth call unto thee, that thou hast said, Speak, Jehovah, for Thy servant is hearing;' and Samuel goeth and lieth down in his place.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9, 10) And the Lord came, and stood.--Then before the boy, as he lay and waited for the voice, came something, and it stood before him. The question naturally occurs to us, What came and stood before the boy's couch? As a rule, we find that generally, when the Lord was pleased to take some form, the form is specified. Now, as in Abraham's case at Mamre, it was a traveller; now, as in Joshua's, an armed warrior; very frequently, as to Manoah, the form was that of an angel; here nothing is specially described. Was it not that simply "the glory" on which Moses gazed when he met the Holy One on Sinai--"the glory" which seemed to rest at times in the lightless Holy of Holies on the golden mercy-seat of the Ark of the Covenant? Was it not this "visible glory"--Shekinah. as the Hebrews termed it--which filled the chamber of the child, and from out of this came the voice of the Eternal, and spoke to Samuel? "See how God loves holiness in children. The child Samuel was preferred by Him to Eli, the aged high priest and judge."--Theodoret, quoted by Bishop Wordsworth.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Goלֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkand lie down,”שְׁכָב֒ (šə·ḵāḇ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 7901: To lie downheעֵלִ֣י (‘ê·lî)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shilohsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayto Samuel,לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ (liš·mū·’êl)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel“andוְהָיָה֙ (wə·hā·yāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notHe calls you,יִקְרָ֣א (yiq·rā)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7121: To call, proclaim, readsay,וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Speak,דַּבֵּ֣ר (dab·bêr)Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdueLORD,יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelforכִּ֥י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionYour servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5650: Slave, servantis listening.’”שֹׁמֵ֖עַ (šō·mê·a‘)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlySo Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (šə·mū·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israelwentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkand lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב (way·yiš·kaḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7901: To lie downin his place.בִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (bim·qō·w·mōw)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a conditionJump to PreviousCalls Ears Eli Heareth Hearing Hears Lie Open Samuel Servant Speak Voice
