KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 3:9
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down: and 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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 3
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.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayעֵלִ֣יH5941 · e.liEliלִשְׁמוּאֵל֮H8050 · she.mu.elSamuelלֵ֣ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentשְׁכָב֒H7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downוְהָיָה֙H1961 · ha.yahto beאִם־H518 · imifיִקְרָ֣אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֵלֶ֔יךָH413 · elto(wards)וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙H559 · a.marto sayדַּבֵּ֣רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforשֹׁמֵ֖עַH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearעַבְדֶּ֑ךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוַיֵּ֣לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentשְׁמוּאֵ֔לH8050 · she.mu.elSamuelוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בH7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downבִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃H4725 · ma.qomplace
Cross-references
Exodus 20:19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.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.Psalm 85:8I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.Acts 9:6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.Daniel 10:19And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
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