KJV King James Version
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
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1 Samuel 3:10
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah cometh, and stationeth Himself, and calleth as time by time, ‘Samuel, Samuel;’ and Samuel saith, ‘Speak, for Thy servant is hearing.’
Surrounding 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.
12 In that day I will perform against Eli all [things] which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
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וַיָּבֹ֤אH935 · boto come (in): comeיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיִּתְיַצַּ֔בH3320 · ya.tsavto standוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toכְפַֽעַם־H6471 · pa.ambeatבְּפַ֖עַםH6471 · pa.ambeatשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀H8050 · she.mu.elSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לH8050 · she.mu.elSamuelוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayשְׁמוּאֵל֙H8050 · she.mu.elSamuelדַּבֵּ֔רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforשֹׁמֵ֖עַH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פH5650 · e.vedservant/slave
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