KJV King James Version
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 3:4
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
WEB World English Bible
that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, “Here I am.”
ASV American Standard Version
that Jehovah called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, ‘Here am I.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 3
1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.
2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, [that] he could not see;
3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to sleep];
4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.
5 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.
6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
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Isaiah 6:8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me.Exodus 3:4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here [am] I.Genesis 22:1And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].Psalm 99:6Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.1 Corinthians 12:6-11And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.Galatians 1:15-16But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called [me] by his grace,Acts 9:4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?1 Corinthians 12:28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
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