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.

Therefore Eli {H5941} said {H559} unto Samuel {H8050}, Go {H3212}, lie down {H7901}: and it shall be, if he call {H7121} thee, that thou shalt say {H559}, Speak {H1696}, LORD {H3068}; for thy servant {H5650} heareth {H8085}. So Samuel {H8050} went {H3212} and lay down {H7901} in his place {H4725}.

So 'Eli said to Sh'mu'el, "Go, and lie down. If you are called again, say, 'Speak, ADONAI; your servant is listening.' Sh'mu'el went and lay down in his place.

“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.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 85:8 (6 votes)

    ¶ I 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.

  • Exodus 20:19 (6 votes)

    And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

  • Isaiah 6:8 (5 votes)

    Also 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.

  • Acts 9:6 (3 votes)

    And 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 10:19 (2 votes)

    And 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.