1 Samuel 3 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the boy Samuel serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; no vision spread abroad. Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions.
2 And it will be in that day, and Eli lay down in his place, and his eyes began to be weak; he will not be able to see. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
3 And before the lamp of God shall go out, and Samuel lay down in the edifice of Jehovah where there the ark of God. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was.
4 And Jehovah will call to Samuel, and he will say, Behold me. Then the LORD called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!” Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
5 And he will run to Eli, and say, Behold me, for thou didst call to me. And he will say, I called not; turn back, lie down. And he will go and lie down. and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
6 And Jehovah will add yet to call Samuel. And Samuel will rise and go to Eli, and say, Behold me, for thou calledst to me. And he will say, I called not my son; turn back, lie down. And the LORD called again, “Samuel!” and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” Again the LORD called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” “My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”
7 And before Samuel will know Jehovah, and before the word of Jehovah will be revealed to him, Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
8 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. 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 third time the LORD called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy.
9 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. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 And Jehovah will come and stand and call as once to once, Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel will say, Speak, for thy servant heard. And the LORD came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.” The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
11 And Jehovah will say to Samuel, Behold, I do a word in Israel which every one hearing it his two ears shall tingle. Then the LORD said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. And the LORD said to Samuel: “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.
12 In that day I will set up all against Eli which I spake against his house, beginning and finishing. On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family—from beginning to end.
13 And I announced to him that I judge his house even forever, for the iniquity which he knew: for his sons cursing for themselves and he admonished them not. And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them.
14 And for this I sware to the house of Eli if the iniquity of the house of Eli shall be covered with sacrifice and with gifts even forever. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.” Therefore I swore to the house of Eli, ‘The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
15 And Samuel will lie down till the morning, and he will open the doors of the house of Jehovah: and Samuel will be afraid of announcing the vision to Eli. Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
16 And Eli will call Samuel, and say, Samuel, my son. And he will say, Behold me. But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.” Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
17 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. 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.” “What was it he said to you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you.”
18 And Samuel will announce to him all the words, and he hid not from him. And he will say, It is Jehovah: the good in his eyes he will do. So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him.” So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes.”
19 And Samuel will be magnified, and Jehovah was with him, and there fell not from all his words to the earth. And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
20 And all Israel knew from Dan to the Well of the Oath, that Samuel was faithful for a prophet to Jehovah. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD.
21 And Jehovah will add to be seen in Shiloh: for Jehovah was revealed to Samuel by the word of Jehovah in Shiloh. And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD. The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.
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