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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

1 Samuel 3:16

but Eli called to him and said, "Samuel, my son." "Here I am," answered Samuel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Samuel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Samuel;   Stories for Children;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eli;   Samuel;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Samuel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel, Books of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hophni;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Eli;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sam'uel;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Samuel the Prophet;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hophni and Phinehas;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.”
Hebrew Names Version
Then `Eli called Shemu'el, and said, Shemu'el, my son. He said, Here am I.
King James Version
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
Lexham English Bible
Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!" And he said, "Here I am."
English Standard Version
But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."
New Century Version
but Eli called to him, "Samuel, my son!" Samuel answered, "I am here."
New English Translation
However, Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!" He replied, "Here I am."
Amplified Bible
But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he answered, "Here I am."
New American Standard Bible
Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here I am.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."
Contemporary English Version
But Eli told him, "Samuel, my boy, come here!" "Here I am," Samuel answered.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then ‘Eli called Sh'mu'el: "Sh'mu'el, my son!" He answered, "Here I am."
Darby Translation
And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Eli said to Samuel, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Yes, sir."
George Lamsa Translation
Then Eli 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.
Literal Translation
And Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Behold me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Eli called him & sayde: Samuel my sonne. He answered: Beholde, here am I.
American Standard Version
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
Bible in Basic English
Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Eli called Samuel, and sayde: Samuel, my sonne. And he aunswered: Here am I.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Eli called Samuel, and said: 'Samuel, my son.' And he said: 'Here am I.'
King James Version (1611)
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here am I.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, my son; and he said, Behold, here am I.
English Revised Version
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here Am I.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Heli clepide Samuel, and seide, Samuel, my sone. And he answeride and seide, Y am redi.
Young's Literal Translation
And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, `Samuel, my son;' and he saith, `Here [am] I.'
Update Bible Version
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here I am.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here [am] I.
World English Bible
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. He said, Here am I.
New King James Version
Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!" He answered, "Here I am."
New Living Translation
But Eli called out to him, "Samuel, my son." "Here I am," Samuel replied.
New Life Bible
Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And Samuel said, "Here I am."
New Revised Standard
But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." He said, "Here I am."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Eli called Samuel, and said - Samuel! my son. And he said - Behold me!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.
Revised Standard Version
But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."
THE MESSAGE
But then Eli summoned Samuel: "Samuel, my son!" Samuel came running: "Yes? What can I do for you?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."

Contextual Overview

11Then the LORD said to Samuel, "I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. 12On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end. 13I told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them. 14Therefore, I have sworn to the house of Eli, 'The iniquity of Eli's house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.'" 15Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the LORD's house. 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." 18So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. "He is the LORD," replied Eli. "Let Him do what is good in His eyes."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:11 - Here am I Genesis 37:13 - Here am I Ruth 2:8 - my daughter 1 Samuel 12:2 - my sons

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat of any tree in the garden?'"
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:8
Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9
So the LORD God called out to the man, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
"I heard Your voice in the garden," he replied, "and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself."
Genesis 3:11
"Who told you that you were naked?" asked the LORD God. "Have you eaten of the tree from which I commanded you not to eat?"
Genesis 3:12
And the man answered, "The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said: "I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. You will desire your husband, and he will rule over you."
Genesis 3:17
And to Adam He said: "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree from which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Eli called Samuel,.... Perceiving he was risen by the opening of the doors of the tabernacle, which he might hear; and observing he did not come to him as usual, to know whether he wanted anything, and being impatient to hear what was said to him of the Lord:

and he said, Samuel, my son; called him by his name, and in a very tender and affectionate manner, the more to engage him to hasten to him, and thereby also putting him in mind of his filial duty to obey him:

and he answered, here am I; ready to attend and perform any service enjoined him.


 
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