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Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you did call me.” Then Eli perceived that the LORD had called the boy. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So the LORD called Samuel again for the third time. And he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> So the LORD called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, &#8220Here I am, for you called me.&#8221 Then Eli discerned that the LORD was calling the boy. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So the LORD called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned that the LORD was calling the boy. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Yahweh called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned that Yahweh was calling the young boy. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So the LORD called Samuel a third time. And he stood and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you did call me.” Then Eli understood that it was the LORD [who was] calling the boy. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Once again, for the third time, the LORD called Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the boy. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Once again, for the third time, the LORD called Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, &#8220Here I am; you called me.&#8221 Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the boy. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the LORD called out his name for the third time, Samuel went to Eli again and said, "Here I am. What do you want?" Eli finally realized that it was the LORD who was speaking to Samuel. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD 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 the LORD had called the child. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD called Samuel a third time. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, "Here I am. You called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD called Samuel a third time; he got up, went to Eli, and said, "You called me, and here I am." Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy, <a href="/isv/1_samuel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the LORD called out to Samuel again a third time, and he got up, went to Eli, and said, "Here I am! You called me." Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the boy, <a href="/msb/1_samuel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_samuel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the LORD called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me!" Eli then realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then the LORD called Samuel again the third time, and he got up and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD had called the child. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_samuel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the child. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH adds to call Samuel the third time, and he rises and goes to Eli, and says, “Here I [am], for you have called for me”; and Eli understands that YHWH is calling to the youth. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah addeth to call Samuel the third time, and he riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith, 'Here am I, for thou hast called for me;' and Eli understandeth that Jehovah is calling to the youth. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will add to call Samuel in the third time. And he will rise and go to Eli, and say, Behold me, for thou didst call to me. And Eli will discern that Jehovah called the boy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I am. You called me.” Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you did call me. Then Eli perceived that the LORD had called the boy. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH continued again to call Shemueil a third time, and Shemueil got up and he went to Eli, and he said: “Behold, I am here, for you did call me!” And Eli perceived that LORD JEHOVAH had called the boy<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 was calling the child. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord called Samuel again for the third time: and he arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I am here, for thou didst call me: and Heli perceived that the Lord had called the child. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/3-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=802" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/3.htm">The LORD Calls Samuel</a> …7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. 8<a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: way·yō·sep̄ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">Once again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: baš·šə·li·šîṯ (Prep-b, Art:: Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">for the third time,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qə·rō- (V-Qal-Inf) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">called</a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">to Samuel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">He got up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5941.htm" title="5941: ‘ê·lî (N-proper-ms) -- A priest at Shiloh. From alah; lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest.">Eli,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">“Here I am,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qā·rā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">you have called</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5941.htm" title="5941: ‘ê·lî (N-proper-ms) -- A priest at Shiloh. From alah; lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest.">Then Eli</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: way·yā·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">realized</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">that it was the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qō·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">who was calling</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: lan·nā·‘ar (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">the boy.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/3-4.htm">1 Samuel 3:4-7</a> Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.” / He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down. / Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” ... <a href="/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9-10</a> “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. / Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Judges 6:36-40</a> Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said, / then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” / And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water. ... <a href="/genesis/46-2.htm">Genesis 46:2</a> And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Exodus 3:4</a> When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. <a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6</a> He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. <a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a> Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” <a href="/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14-16</a> For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. / In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, / He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a> 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!” <a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Jeremiah 1:4-10</a> The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” / “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” ... <a href="/acts/9-4.htm">Acts 9:4-6</a> He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” / “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. / “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” <a href="/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13-16</a> Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” / “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” ... <a href="/acts/22-6.htm">Acts 22:6-10</a> About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. / I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’ / ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied. ... <a href="/acts/26-14.htm">Acts 26:14-18</a> We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ / ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. / ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you. ... <a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20-21</a> But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. / She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you did call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.the third<a href="/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14,15</a> For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not… <a href="/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">1 Corinthians 13:11,12</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/3-6.htm">Addeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">Child</a> <a href="/exodus/2-8.htm">Child's</a> <a href="/ruth/3-11.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/judges/18-3.htm">Discerned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-6.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/judges/6-22.htm">Perceived</a> <a href="/ruth/1-18.htm">Realized</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-6.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-7.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-4.htm">Samuel's</a> <a href="/judges/20-30.htm">Third</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/42-23.htm">Understandeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-4.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/3-21.htm">Addeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-19.htm">Child</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">Child's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-20.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-36.htm">Discerned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-9.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-14.htm">Perceived</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-28.htm">Realized</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-15.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-9.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-1.htm">Samuel's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-18.htm">Third</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-19.htm">Understandeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-9.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 3</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel</a> 11. <a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm">God tells Samuel the destruction of Eli's house</a> 15. <a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">Samuel, though loath, tells Eli the vision</a> 19. <a href="/1_samuel/3-19.htm">Samuel grows in credit</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. The repetition of God's call to Samuel highlights the persistence and patience of God in communicating with His chosen servants. In biblical numerology, the number three often signifies completeness or divine perfection, as seen in the Trinity. This calling occurs during a time when "the word of the LORD was rare" (<a href="/1_samuel/3.htm">1 Samuel 3:1</a>), indicating a period of spiritual drought in Israel. The LORD's direct communication with Samuel marks a significant turning point in Israel's history, as Samuel would become a pivotal prophet and judge.He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Samuel's response demonstrates his obedience and respect for Eli, his mentor and the high priest. This reflects the cultural importance of honoring one's elders and leaders. Samuel's willingness to serve is reminiscent of Isaiah's response to God's call, "Here am I. Send me!" (<a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a>). The phrase "Here I am" is a common biblical expression of readiness and availability to God's service, seen in figures like Abraham (<a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22:1</a>) and Moses (<a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Exodus 3:4</a>).Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy. Eli's realization signifies a moment of spiritual insight, despite his earlier failures as a priest and father. This acknowledgment marks a transition in leadership from Eli to Samuel, as Eli recognizes the divine calling on Samuel's life. The term "boy" emphasizes Samuel's youth, underscoring the biblical theme that God often chooses the unlikely or the young to fulfill His purposes, as seen with David (<a href="/1_samuel/16-11.htm">1 Samuel 16:11-13</a>) and Timothy (<a href="/1_timothy/4-12.htm">1 Timothy 4:12</a>). Eli's guidance to Samuel to respond to the LORD's call reflects his role in preparing the next generation for God's work.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> A young boy dedicated to the Lord by his mother, Hannah, serving under the priest Eli in the tabernacle at Shiloh. Samuel is being called by God for the first time in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a> The high priest of Israel at the time, who is responsible for mentoring Samuel. Eli eventually discerns that it is God calling Samuel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The God of Israel, who is initiating communication with Samuel, indicating the beginning of Samuel's prophetic ministry. 4. <a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a> The religious center of Israel at the time, where the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant were located. It is the setting for this divine encounter. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_calling.htm">The Calling</a> This event marks the beginning of Samuel's role as a prophet, as God directly communicates with him, setting the stage for his future leadership in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_persistent_call.htm">God's Persistent Call</a> God often calls us multiple times, patiently waiting for us to recognize His voice. We should be attentive and open to His calling in our lives. <a href="/topical/m/mentorship_and_guidance.htm">Mentorship and Guidance</a> Eli's role in helping Samuel recognize God's voice highlights the importance of spiritual mentors who can guide us in our faith journey. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_voice.htm">Recognizing God's Voice</a> Like Samuel, we may not always recognize God's voice immediately. We should seek discernment and wisdom to understand when God is speaking to us. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a> Samuel's willingness to respond to God's call is a model of obedience. We should be ready to say, "Here I am," when God calls us to action. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prayer_and_reflection.htm">The Role of Prayer and Reflection</a> Regular prayer and reflection can help us become more attuned to God's voice, just as Samuel was in a place of service and worship when he heard God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 3</a> <a href="/q/why_does_paul_claim_revelation_over_history.htm">Why does Paul claim to receive knowledge about Jesus through revelation rather than historical accounts?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_hearing_god.htm">What does the Bible say about hearing God?</a> <a href="/q/1_samuel_3_7_-_how_did_samuel_know_god.htm">1 Samuel 3:7 - How could a child with no prior knowledge of God accurately identify and respond to a supernatural voice?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_audible_divine_calls.htm">1 Samuel 3:4 - Is there any historical or scientific evidence that supports an audible, personal call from a deity to an individual?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.--The whole story of the eventful night is told so naturally, the supernatural wonderfully interwoven with the common life of the sanctuary, that we forget, as we read, the strangeness of the events recorded. The sleeping child is awakened by a voice uttering his name. He naturally supposes it is his half-blind old master summoning him. The same thing occurs a second and a third time. Then it flashed upon Eli the boy had had no dream. We can well fancy the old man, when Samuel again came in, asking, "Where did the voice you thought was mine come from?" and the boy would reply, "From your chamber, master." And the old high priest would remember that in the same direction, only at the extremity of the sanctuary, behind the veil, was the Ark and the seat of God. Was, then, the glory of the Lord shining there? and did the voice as in old days proceed from that sacred golden throne? Se he bade his pupil go to his chamber again, and if the voice spoke to him again, to answer, not Eli, but the invisible King--"Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - But Eli was neither so inexperienced, nor so lost to all sense of Jehovah being the immediate ruler of Israel, as not to perceive, when Samuel came to him the third time, that the matter was Divine. Possibly he recalled to mind the visit of the man of God, and had some presage of what the message might be. At all events he bade Samuel lie calmly down again, because the best preparation for hearing God's voice is obedience and trustful submission. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/3-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Once again, וַיֹּ֨סֶף (way·yō·sep̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment for the third time, בַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ (baš·šə·li·šîṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel called קְרֹא־ (qə·rō-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read to Samuel. שְׁמוּאֵל֮ (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel He got up, וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand went וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Eli, עֵלִ֔י (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5941.htm">Strong's 5941: </a> Eli -- a priest at Shiloh and said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Here I am, הִנְנִ֔י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you have called קָרָ֖אתָ (qā·rā·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read me.” לִ֑י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Then Eli עֵלִ֔י (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5941.htm">Strong's 5941: </a> Eli -- a priest at Shiloh realized וַיָּ֣בֶן (way·yā·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> To separate mentally, understand that it was the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel who was calling קֹרֵ֥א (qō·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read the boy. לַנָּֽעַר׃ (lan·nā·‘ar) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/3-8.htm">1 Samuel 3:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-8.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 3:8 Yahweh called Samuel again the third time (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/3-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/3-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>