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May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> “What did the LORD say to you? Tell me everything. And may God strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!” <a href="/esv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Eli said, “What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also if you hide anything from me of all that he told you.” <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.” <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> And he said, “What is the word that the LORD spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that He said to you.” <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He said, “What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do the same to you, and more so, if you hide a single word from me of all the words that He spoke to you!” <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> He said, &#8220What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he said, “What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you.” <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he said, “What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you.” <a href="/amp/1_samuel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Eli said, “What is it that He said to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do the same to you, and more also, if you hide from me anything of all that He said to you.” <a href="/csb/1_samuel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “What was the message he gave you? ” Eli asked. “Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that he told you.” <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220What was the message He gave you?&#8221 Eli asked. &#8220Don&#8217t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that He told you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_samuel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said, What is the thing that Jehovah hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything from me of all the things that he spake unto thee. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Eli said, "What did God say to you? Tell me everything. I'll ask God to punish you terribly if you don't tell me every word he said!" <a href="/erv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he spake unto thee. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "What did the LORD tell you?" he asked. "Please don't hide anything from me. May God strike you dead if you hide anything he told you from me." <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> "What did the LORD tell you?" Eli asked. "Don't keep anything from me. God will punish you severely if you don't tell me everything he said." <a href="/isv/1_samuel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Eli said, "What did the LORD say to you? Please don't conceal anything from me. May God do this to you and even more if you conceal from me one word of all that he spoke to you." <a href="/net/1_samuel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Eli said, "What message did he speak to you? Don't conceal it from me. God will judge you severely if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!" <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said, "What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do thus to you if you hide anything from me of all the words that he spoke to you in your ears." <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou shalt hide any thing from me, of all the things that he said to thee.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_samuel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.” <a href="/web/1_samuel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> He said, “What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please don’t hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he says, “What [is] the word which He has spoken to you? Please do not hide it from me; so God does to you, and so does He add, if you hide from me a word of all the words that He has spoken to you.” <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he saith, 'What is the word which He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me; so doth God do to thee, and so doth He add, if thou hidest from me a word of all the words that He hath spoken unto thee.' <a href="/slt/1_samuel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say, What the word he spake to thee? not now shalt thou hide from me: so will God do to thee, and so will he add, if thou shalt hide from me a word of all the word which he spake to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he asked him: What is the word that the Lord hath spoken to thee? I beseech thee hide it not from me. May God do so and so to thee, and add so and so, if thou hide from me one word of all that were said to thee. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.” <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Then Eli asked, “What did he say to you? Hide nothing from me! May God do thus to you, and more, if you hide from me a single thing he told you.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Eli said, “What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that he told you.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to him, What is the thing that the LORD has said to you? Do not be afraid of me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that the LORD said to you. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said to him, “What is the word that LORD JEHOVAH spoke to you? Do not be afraid of me. Thus God will do to you and thus he will add to you if you will hide from me a word of all the matter that LORD JEHOVAH said to you”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he said: 'What is the thing that He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me, God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that He spoke unto thee.' <a href="/sep/1_samuel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said, What was the word that was spoken to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: may God do these things to thee, and more also, if thou hide from me any thing of all the words that were spoken to thee in thine ears. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/3-17.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=897" 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">Samuel Shares the Vision</a> …16but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel. 17<a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">“What</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">was the message</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">He gave you?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. "></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.">Eli asked.</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: ṯə·ḵa·ḥêḏ (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">it from me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">May God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">punish</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: wə·ḵōh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">and ever so</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yō·w·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">severely,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: tə·ḵa·ḥêḏ (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">you hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">He said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to you.”</a> 18So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”…<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/2-27.htm">1 Samuel 2:27-36</a> Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house? / And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites. / Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’ ... <a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm">1 Samuel 4:11-18</a> The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died. / That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. / When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out. ... <a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27</a> So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli. <a href="/1_kings/14-14.htm">1 Kings 14:14</a> Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today! <a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">2 Kings 21:10-15</a> And the LORD spoke through His servants the prophets, saying, / “Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, / this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. ... <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12-15</a> But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. / And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers. ... <a href="/ezekiel/7-2.htm">Ezekiel 7:2-9</a> “O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. / The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ... <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a> Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a> Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... <a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Hebrews 12:25</a> See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven? <a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Acts 3:22-23</a> For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. / Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’ <a href="/acts/13-40.htm">Acts 13:40-41</a> Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you: / ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’” <a href="/matthew/21-41.htm">Matthew 21:41-44</a> “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.” / Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. ... <a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-36</a> Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. <a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49-51</a> Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ / As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said, What is the thing that the LORD has said to you? I pray you hide it not from me: God do so to you, and more also, if you hide any thing from me of all the things that he said to you.I pray thee<a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Psalm 141:5</a> Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.<a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Daniel 4:19</a> Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.<a href="/micah/2-7.htm">Micah 2:7</a> O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?God<a href="/1_samuel/20-13.htm">1 Samuel 20:13</a> The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.<a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Ruth 1:17</a> Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.<a href="/2_samuel/3-35.htm">2 Samuel 3:35</a> And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.more also [heb] so add <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Add</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-16.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/judges/21-20.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm">Hidest</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-36.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-7.htm">Word</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-23.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-44.htm">Add</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-44.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-6.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/job/13-24.htm">Hidest</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-18.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-44.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-21.htm">Word</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">Words</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>“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. Eli, the high priest and judge of Israel, is speaking to Samuel, a young boy serving in the temple. This question follows a significant event where God calls Samuel during the night. Eli's inquiry reflects his awareness of the divine nature of the message, as he understands that God has chosen to communicate with Samuel. This moment marks a transition in leadership, as God begins to reveal His will through Samuel, foreshadowing Samuel's future role as a prophet. The question also highlights Eli's concern for the content of God's message, indicating his awareness of potential judgment due to his sons' sins (<a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a>).“Do not hide it from me.” Eli's insistence that Samuel not hide the message underscores the importance of transparency and truthfulness in conveying God's word. This reflects a broader biblical principle seen in passages like <a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a>, which emphasizes the value of honesty. Eli's demand also suggests his recognition of the gravity of divine communication and his desire to know God's will, even if it involves difficult truths. This moment foreshadows the prophetic role Samuel will play, where he must deliver God's messages without fear or favor.“May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.” Eli invokes a solemn oath, emphasizing the seriousness of withholding God's message. This reflects the cultural and religious context of ancient Israel, where oaths and curses were common ways to underscore the truthfulness and importance of statements (<a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15-26</a>). Eli's words also reveal his desperation and perhaps a sense of impending judgment, as he is aware of the prophecy against his house (<a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">1 Samuel 2:27-36</a>). The invocation of divine punishment highlights the sacred responsibility of a prophet to faithfully communicate God's word, a theme echoed throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-19</a>. This phrase also points to the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>), underscoring the weight of divine revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> A young boy serving under Eli in the temple, chosen by God to be a prophet. 2. <a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a> The high priest and judge of Israel, who mentors Samuel. He is eager to hear God's message despite knowing it might be unfavorable. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The place where Samuel serves and where God calls him. It is a central location for worship and divine revelation in Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_revelation.htm">God's Revelation</a> The event where God speaks to Samuel, marking the beginning of his prophetic ministry. 5. <a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a> Eli's acknowledgment of the seriousness of God's message, indicating the gravity of divine communication.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truthfulness.htm">The Importance of Truthfulness</a> Samuel is urged to convey God's message without omission. As believers, we must be truthful and transparent, especially when sharing God's word. <a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_god's_word.htm">The Weight of God's Word</a> Eli's response underscores the seriousness with which we should treat divine revelation. We should approach God's word with reverence and readiness to act upon it. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_delivering_difficult_messages.htm">Courage in Delivering Difficult Messages</a> Samuel's situation teaches us the importance of courage when delivering messages that may be difficult or unwelcome. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_and_responsibility.htm">Accountability and Responsibility</a> Eli's insistence on hearing the full message reflects the need for accountability in spiritual leadership. Leaders must be open to correction and willing to face the consequences of their actions. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a> The passage reminds us of God's sovereign will and His just nature. We must trust in His plans, even when they involve judgment or discipline.<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/what_happens_in_the_apocalypse_of_moses.htm">Have you obeyed the Gospel of 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/why_did_god_order_child_deaths_in_1_sam_15_3.htm">Why did God command the killing of children and infants in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 15:3)?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_david's_faith_with_history.htm">How do we reconcile David's confidence in divine intervention (Psalm 5:3, 8) with known historical conflicts where God's protection was not apparent?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/3-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“What מָ֤ה (māh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what was the message הַדָּבָר֙ (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause He gave you?” דִּבֶּ֣ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue Eli asked. וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (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 “Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not hide תְכַחֵ֖ד (ṯə·ḵa·ḥêḏ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> To secrete, by act, word, to destroy it from me. מִמֶּ֑נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of May God אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative punish כֹּ֣ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now you, לְּךָ֤ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and ever so וְכֹ֣ה (wə·ḵōh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now severely, יוֹסִ֔יף (yō·w·sîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you hide תְּכַחֵ֤ד (tə·ḵa·ḥêḏ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> To secrete, by act, word, to destroy from me מִמֶּ֙נִּי֙ (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of anything דָּבָ֔ר (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause He said דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to you.” אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/3-17.htm">1 Samuel 3:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-17.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 3:17 He said What is the thing that (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/3-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:18" /></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>