1 Samuel 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And 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.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.” He went and lay down.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And 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.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he runneth unto Eli, and saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, `I called not; turn back, lie down;' and he goeth and lieth down.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he ranne vnto Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou calledst me. But he said, I called thee not: goe againe and sleepe. And he went and slept.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 3:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 3

3 la lampe de Dieu n’était pas encore éteinte, et Samuel était couché dans le temple de l’Éternel, où était l’arche de Dieu.

4 Alors l’Éternel appela Samuel. Il répondit: Me voici!

5 Et il courut vers Éli, et dit: Me voici, car tu m’as appelé. Éli répondit: Je n’ai point appelé; retourne te coucher. Et il alla se coucher.

6 L’Éternel appela de nouveau Samuel. Et Samuel se leva, alla vers Éli, et dit: Me voici, car tu m’as appelé. Éli répondit: Je n’ai point appelé, mon fils, retourne te coucher.

7 Samuel ne connaissait pas encore l’Éternel, et la parole de l’Éternel ne lui avait pas encore été révélée.

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What Does 1 Samuel 3:5 Mean?

1 Samuel 3:5 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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