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1 Samuel 3:8

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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.

And the LORD {H3068} called {H7121} Samuel {H8050} again {H3254} the third time {H7992}. And he arose {H6965} and went {H3212} to Eli {H5941}, and said {H559}, Here am I; for thou didst call {H7121} me. And Eli {H5941} perceived {H995} that the LORD {H3068} had called {H7121} the child {H5288}.

ADONAI called, "Sh'mu'el!" again, a third time. He got up, went to 'Eli and said, "Here I am - you called me." At last 'Eli realized it was ADONAI calling the child.

Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

And Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.

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Cross-References

  • Job 33:14 (3 votes)

    ¶ For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man] perceiveth it not.

  • Job 33:15 (3 votes)

    In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

  • 1 Corinthians 13:11 (2 votes)

    When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:12 (2 votes)

    For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.