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1 Samuel 3:16

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

KJV

Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem, et dixit : Samuel fili mi ? Qui respondens ait : Præsto sum.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλεὶ πρὸς Σαμουήλ Σαμουὴλ τέκνον· καὶ εἶπεν Ἰδοὺ ἐγώ.

LXX

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.

ASV

וַ/יִּקְרָ֤א עֵלִי֙ אֶת שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל בְּנִ֑/י וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽ/נִי

Hebrew

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In this verse

People EliSamuel

In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נִ֨י
ny
pronoun · 313×
עֵלִ֖י
'ly
proper_noun · 33×
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
shmv'l
proper_noun · 140×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 31:11 — And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.
  • Ruth 2:8 — Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens: