Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.” Samuel answered, “Here I am.” New Living Translation But Eli called out to him, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” Samuel replied. English Standard Version But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” Berean Study Bible but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel. King James Bible Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. New King James Version Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He answered, “Here I am.” New American Standard Bible Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” NASB 1995 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” NASB 1977 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” Amplified Bible But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he answered, “Here I am.” Christian Standard Bible but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel. Holman Christian Standard Bible but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel. American Standard Version Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Eli called Shemueil and said: “Shemueil, my son”, and he said, “Behold, here I am” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, my son; and he said, Behold, here am I. Contemporary English Version But Eli told him, "Samuel, my boy, come here!" "Yes, sir!" Samuel answered. Douay-Rheims Bible Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I. Good News Translation Eli called him, "Samuel, my boy!" "Yes, sir," answered Samuel. International Standard Version Then Eli called Samuel: "Samuel, my son." He said, "Here I am." JPS Tanakh 1917 Then Eli called Samuel, and said: 'Samuel, my son.' And he said: 'Here am I.' Literal Standard Version And Eli calls Samuel and says, “Samuel, my son”; and he says, “Here I [am].” New American Bible but Eli called to him, “Samuel, my son!” He replied, “Here I am.” NET Bible However, Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!" He replied, "Here I am." New Revised Standard Version But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” He said, “Here I am.” New Heart English Bible Then Eli called Samuel, and said, "Samuel, my son." He said, "Here I am." World English Bible Then Eli called Samuel, and said, "Samuel, my son!" He said, "Here I am." Young's Literal Translation And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, 'Samuel, my son;' and he saith, 'Here am I.' Additional Translations ... Context Samuel Shares the Vision15Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, 16but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel. 17“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.”… Cross References 1 Samuel 3:15 Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, 1 Samuel 3:17 "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." Treasury of Scripture Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
Verses 16, 17, 18. - God do so to thee, etc. This adjuration shows how great had been the agony of Eli's suspense, yet, true to his sluggish nature, he had waited patiently till the morning came. Then he summons Samuel to him, calling him lovingly my son, and everything tends to show that there was a real affection between the two. He next asks, What is the thing that he hath said unto thee? The A.V. greatly weakens this by inserting the words "The Lord." The original is far more suggestive. Put quite indefinitely, it says, "Whoever or whatsoever be thy visitor, yet tell me all." Then, when Eli has heard the message, he says, It is Jehovah. Though he had not had the courage to do what was right, yet his submission to God, and the humility of his resignation, prove that the Holy Ghost had in these years of waiting being doing its work upon the old man's heart. Eli's adjuration, we must further note, was equivalent to putting Samuel upon his oath, so that any concealment on his part would have involved the sin of perjury. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew but Eliעֵלִי֙ (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh called וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read to him שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel and said, וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Samuel, שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel my son.” בְּנִ֑י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son “Here I am,” הִנֵּֽנִי׃ (hin·nê·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! answered Samuel. וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Jump to Previous Eli SamuelJump to Next Eli SamuelLinks 1 Samuel 3:16 NIV1 Samuel 3:16 NLT 1 Samuel 3:16 ESV 1 Samuel 3:16 NASB 1 Samuel 3:16 KJV 1 Samuel 3:16 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 3:16 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 3:16 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 3:16 French Bible 1 Samuel 3:16 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 3:16 Then Eli called Samuel and said Samuel (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |