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1 Samuel 3:9

1 Samuel 3:9 is verse 9 of 1 Samuel chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

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.

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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.

World English Bible

Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. 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.

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1 Samuel 3:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

8 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.

9 “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.

10 Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”

11 Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.

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Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said עֵלִ֣יEli לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮to Samuel לֵ֣ךְgo שְׁכָב֒lie down וְהָיָה֙and it will be אִםthat [if]יִקְרָ֣אhe will call אֵלֶ֔יךָto you וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙and you will say דַּבֵּ֣רspeak יְהוָ֔הO Yahweh כִּ֥יfor שֹׁמֵ֖עַ[is] listening עַבְדֶּ֑ךָservant your וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he went שְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuel וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בand he lay down בִּמְקוֹמֽוֹin place his

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 20:19
“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

Psalms 85:8
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”

Daniel 10:19
“Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”

Acts 9:6
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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