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So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Eli said to Samuel, “Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> And Eli said to Samuel, &#8220Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, &#8216Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.&#8217&#8221 So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Eli said to Samuel, “Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Thy servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Eli said to Samuel, “Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh, for Your slave is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and it shall be that if He calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He told Samuel, “Go and lie down. If he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He told Samuel, &#8220Go and lie down. If He calls you, say, &#8216Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.&#8217&#8221 So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So he said, "Go back and lie down! If someone speaks to you again, answer, 'I'm listening, LORD. What do you want me to do?'" Once again Samuel went back and lay down. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Go, lie down," Eli told Samuel. "When he calls you, say, 'Speak, LORD. I'm listening.' " So Samuel went and lay down in his room. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> so he said to him, "Go back to bed; and if he calls you again, say, 'Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went back to bed. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> so Eli told Samuel, "Go lie down, and then if he calls you, answer, 'Speak, LORD, because your servant is listening.'" Then Samuel went and lay down. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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. <a href="/net/1_samuel/3.htm">NET Bible</a> So Eli said to Samuel, "Go back and lie down. When he calls you, say, "Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening." So Samuel went back and lay down in his place. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So he said, "Go, lie down, and if he calls you, reply, ?Speak, for your servant is listening.?" So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he should call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/web/1_samuel/3.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Eli says to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and it has been, if He calls to you, that you have said, Speak, YHWH, for Your servant is hearing”; and Samuel goes and lies down in his place. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Eli saith to Samuel, 'Go, lie down, and it hath been, if He doth call unto thee, that thou hast said, Speak, Jehovah, for Thy servant is hearing;' and Samuel goeth and lieth down in his place. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Eli will say to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it being if he shall call to thee, and say thou, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heard. And Samuel will go and lie down in his place.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and slept in his place. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Bible</a> So he said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’ ” When Samuel went to sleep in his place, <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go back and lie down; and it shall be, if he calls you, you shall say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant hears. So Samuel went back and lay down in his place. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Eli said to Shemueil: “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, say: “‘Speak LORD JEHOVAH, because your Servant listens.” And Shemueil went on and he lay down in his place<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore Eli said unto Samuel: 'Go, lie down; and it shall be, if thou be called, that thou shalt say: Speak, LORD; for Thy servant heareth.' So Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/3-9.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=817" 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> …8Once 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<a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: šə·ḵāḇ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and lie down,”</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.">he</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.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: liš·mū·’êl (Prep-l:: 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/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">“and</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/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·rā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">He calls 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: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dab·bêr (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">‘Speak,</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.">LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šō·mê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">is listening.’”</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.">So Samuel</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/7901.htm" title="7901: way·yiš·kaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and lay down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bim·qō·w·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">in his place.</a> 10Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”…<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_kings/19-12.htm">1 Kings 19:12-13</a> 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="/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="/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/22-10.htm">Acts 22:10</a> Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’ <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="/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="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a> While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!” <a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a> My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. <a href="/revelation/3-20.htm">Revelation 3:20</a> Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. <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="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a> The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. <a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Jeremiah 1:4-7</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="/ezekiel/2-1.htm">Ezekiel 2:1-2</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” / And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me. <a href="/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13-15</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.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call you, that you shall say, Speak, LORD; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.Speak<a href="/exodus/20-19.htm">Exodus 20:19</a> And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.<a href="/psalms/85-8.htm">Psalm 85:8</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/18-11.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/ruth/2-16.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-8.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/judges/9-30.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-24.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-6.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-8.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-8.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/26-14.htm">Calls</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-12.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">Voice</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>Go and lie down, This instruction from Eli to Samuel occurs in the context of Samuel's repeated calls from God, which he initially mistakes for Eli's voice. The act of lying down signifies a return to a state of rest and readiness, emphasizing the importance of being in a position to receive God's message. In biblical times, lying down was often associated with rest and reflection, a necessary posture for hearing God's voice.he said to Samuel, Eli, the high priest, recognizes that it is the LORD calling Samuel. This moment marks a pivotal transition in Samuel's life, as he moves from serving under Eli to becoming a prophet of God. Eli's guidance is crucial, as it helps Samuel discern the divine nature of the call. This interaction highlights the role of mentorship and spiritual guidance in understanding God's will.and if He calls you, The conditional "if" indicates the expectation of God's continued communication. It underscores the idea that God initiates the call, and it is not for Samuel to presume upon it. This reflects the biblical theme of God's sovereignty and initiative in calling individuals to His service, as seen in the lives of other prophets like Moses and Isaiah.say, ‘Speak, LORD, This response is an acknowledgment of God's authority and a readiness to listen. The use of "LORD" (Yahweh) signifies a personal and covenantal relationship with God. It is a model of humility and submission, recognizing God's right to speak and the listener's duty to hear. This phrase echoes the attitude of other biblical figures who responded to God's call with reverence and openness.for Your servant is listening.’ The term "servant" denotes a position of humility and readiness to obey. Listening implies more than just hearing; it involves an active engagement and willingness to act upon God's words. This phrase encapsulates the proper attitude of a believer towards God's revelation, aligning with the biblical principle that faith comes by hearing the word of God (<a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a>).So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Samuel's obedience to Eli's instruction demonstrates his trust and readiness to receive God's message. Returning to his place signifies a return to his duties and responsibilities, highlighting the importance of faithfulness in one's current position while awaiting further direction from God. This act of obedience sets the stage for Samuel's future role as a prophet and leader in Israel, foreshadowing his significant impact on the nation's history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a> The high priest of Israel at the time, who served as a mentor to the young Samuel. Eli's guidance to Samuel in this passage is crucial for Samuel's first encounter with God's voice. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> A young boy serving in the temple under Eli. Samuel is chosen by God to be a prophet, and this passage marks the beginning of his prophetic ministry. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The God of Israel, who calls out to Samuel. This event signifies God's direct communication and calling of Samuel to be His prophet. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The place where Samuel was serving and where he heard God's call. It represents a place of worship and divine encounter. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_call.htm">The Call</a> The event of God calling Samuel, which is a pivotal moment in Samuel's life and in the history of Israel, as it marks the transition of leadership from Eli to Samuel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god.htm">Listening to God</a> Just as Samuel was instructed to listen, we must cultivate a posture of attentiveness to God's voice in our lives. This involves quieting our hearts and being open to His guidance. <a href="/topical/m/mentorship_and_guidance.htm">Mentorship and Guidance</a> Eli's role in guiding Samuel highlights the importance of spiritual mentorship. We should seek and provide godly counsel within our communities. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a> Samuel's response, "Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening," is a model for our own response to God's call. We should be ready and willing to serve when God speaks to us. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Samuel's obedience to Eli's instruction and ultimately to God's call is a reminder of the blessings that come from following God's direction. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_voice.htm">Recognizing God's Voice</a> Like Samuel, we may not always recognize God's voice at first. It is important to discern and confirm God's voice through prayer, scripture, and wise counsel.<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_are_the_key_events_in_1_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 1 Samuel?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_samuel_lead_and_anoint_kings.htm">How did Samuel lead Israel and anoint its first kings?</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_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</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>(9, 10) And the Lord came, and stood.--Then before the boy, as he lay and waited for the voice, came something, and it stood before him. The question naturally occurs to us, What came and stood before the boy's couch? As a rule, we find that generally, when the Lord was pleased to take some form, the form is specified. Now, as in Abraham's case at Mamre, it was a traveller; now, as in Joshua's, an armed warrior; very frequently, as to Manoah, the form was that of an angel; here nothing is specially described. Was it not that simply "the glory" on which Moses gazed when he met the Holy One on Sinai--"the glory" which seemed to rest at times in the lightless Holy of Holies on the golden mercy-seat of the Ark of the Covenant? Was it not this "visible glory"--Shekinah. as the Hebrews termed it--which filled the chamber of the child, and from out of this came the voice of the Eternal, and spoke to Samuel? "See how God loves holiness in children. The child Samuel was preferred by Him to Eli, the aged high priest and judge."--Theodoret, quoted by Bishop Wordsworth. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/3-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Go לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and lie down,” שְׁכָב֒ (šə·ḵāḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> To lie down he עֵלִ֣י (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5941.htm">Strong's 5941: </a> Eli -- a priest at Shiloh said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (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 to Samuel, לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ (liš·mū·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel “and וְהָיָה֙ (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not He calls you, יִקְרָ֣א (yiq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read say, וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Speak, דַּבֵּ֣ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (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 for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Your servant עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant is listening.’” שֹׁמֵ֖עַ (šō·mê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently So Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (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 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 and lay down וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב (way·yiš·kaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> To lie down in his place. בִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (bim·qō·w·mōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/3-9.htm">1 Samuel 3:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-9.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 3:9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel Go lie (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/3-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:10" /></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>