1 Samuel 3:9
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.
KJV
et ait : Ecce ego, quia vocasti me. Intellexit ergo Heli quia Dominus vocaret puerum : et ait ad Samuelem : Vade, et dormi : et si deinceps vocaverit te, dices : Loquere, Domine, quia audit servus tuus. Abiit ergo Samuel, et dormivit in loco suo.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπεν Ἀνάστρεφε, κάθευδε, τέκνον· καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν καλέσῃ σε, καὶ ἐρεῖς Λάλει, ὅτι ἀκούει ὁ δοῦλός σου. καὶ ἐπορεύθη Σαμουὴλ καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐν τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר עֵלִ֣י לִ/שְׁמוּאֵל֮ לֵ֣ךְ שְׁכָב֒ וְ/הָיָה֙ אִם יִקְרָ֣א אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/אָֽמַרְתָּ֙ דַּבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בִּ/מְקוֹמֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2578The prayer of the People of God flourishes in the shadow of God's dwelling place, first the ark of the covenant and later the Temple. At first the leaders of the people - the shepherds and the prophets - teach them to pray. the infant Samuel must have learned from his mother Hannah how "to stand before the LORD" and from the priest Eli how to listen to his word: "Speak, LORD, f…
Cross-references
- Acts 9:6 — And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
- Dan 10:19 — And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me
- Dan 10:19 — And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me
- Exod 20:19 — And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
- Isa 6:8 — 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.
- Ps 85:8 — 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.