1 Samuel 3:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.”
1 Samuel 3:9 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
1 Samuel 3:9 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
1 Samuel 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
1 Samuel 3:9 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore Eli saide vnto Samuel, Goe and sleepe: and if he call thee, then say, Speake Lord, for thy seruant heareth. So Samuel went, and slept in his place.”
1 Samuel 3:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 3:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 3
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
9 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.
10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
What Does 1 Samuel 3:9 Mean?
1 Samuel 3:9 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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