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4 The LORD called to Samuel, and he replied, |Here I am!| 5 Then he ran to Eli and said, |Here I am, for you called me.| But Eli said, |I didn't call you. Go back and lie down.| So he went back and lay down. 6 The LORD again called, |Samuel!| So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, |Here I am, for you called me.| But Eli said, |I didn't call you, my son. Go back and lie down.| 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD; the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. 8 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. 1 Samuel 3:4-8, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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