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Good News Translation

1 Samuel 3:4

the Lord called Samuel. He answered, "Yes, sir!"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Call;   Minister, Christian;   Prophets;   Samuel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Samuel;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophets;   Visions;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Samuel;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Vision;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Number;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Haggith;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Boyhood ;   Call, Calling;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hophni;   Lamp;   Ulai;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Eli;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sam'uel;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Samuel the Prophet;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abijah;   Dreams;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord called Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
Hebrew Names Version
that the LORD called Shemu'el; and he said, Here am I.
King James Version
That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh called out to Samuel and he said, "Here I am!"
English Standard Version
Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, "Here I am!"
New Century Version
Then the Lord called Samuel, and Samuel answered, "I am here!"
New English Translation
The Lord called to Samuel, and he replied, "Here I am!"
Amplified Bible
that the LORD called Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am."
New American Standard Bible
that the LORD called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Lorde called Samuel: and hee said, Here I am.
Legacy Standard Bible
that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am."
Contemporary English Version
when the Lord called out Samuel's name. "Here I am!" Samuel answered.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai called, "Sh'mu'el!" and he answered, "Here I am."
Darby Translation
that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord called Samuel, and Samuel answered, "Here I am."
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD called Samuel; and he answered, Here I am.
Literal Translation
And Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Behold me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE called Samuel. He answered: Beholde, here am I.
American Standard Version
that Jehovah called Samuel: and he said, Here am I.
Bible in Basic English
The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde called Samuel. And he aunswered, I am here.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
that the LORD called Samuel; and he said: 'Here am I.'
King James Version (1611)
That the Lord called Samuel, and he answered, Here am I.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, here am I.
English Revised Version
that the LORD called Samuel: and he said, Here am I.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord clepide Samuel; and he answeride and seide, Lo!
Young's Literal Translation
and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, `Here [am] I.'
Update Bible Version
that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, Here I am.
Webster's Bible Translation
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.
World English Bible
that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.
New King James Version
that the LORD called Samuel. And he answered, "Here I am!"
New Living Translation
Suddenly the Lord called out, "Samuel!" "Yes?" Samuel replied. "What is it?"
New Life Bible
Then the Lord called Samuel, and Samuel said, "Here I am."
New Revised Standard
Then the Lord called, "Samuel! Samuel!" and he said, "Here I am!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
that Yahweh called unto Samuel, and he said - Behold me!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD called, "Samuel! Samuel!" and he said, "Here I am!"
THE MESSAGE
Then God called out, "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel answered, "Yes? I'm here." Then he ran to Eli saying, "I heard you call. Here I am." Eli said, "I didn't call you. Go back to bed." And so he did.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
that the LORD called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am."

Contextual Overview

1 In those days, when the boy Samuel was serving the Lord under the direction of Eli, there were very few messages from the Lord , and visions from him were quite rare. 2 One night Eli, who was now almost blind, was sleeping in his own room; 3 Samuel was sleeping in the sanctuary, where the sacred Covenant Box was. Before dawn, while the lamp was still burning, 4 the Lord called Samuel. He answered, "Yes, sir!" 5 and ran to Eli and said, "You called me, and here I am." But Eli answered, "I didn't call you; go back to bed." So Samuel went back to bed. 6The Lord called Samuel again. The boy did not know that it was the Lord , because the Lord had never spoken to him before. So he got up, went to Eli, and said, "You called me, and here I am." But Eli answered, "My son, I didn't call you; go back to bed." 8 The Lord called Samuel a third time; he got up, went to Eli, and said, "You called me, and here I am." Then Eli realized that it was the Lord who was calling the boy, 9 so he said to him, "Go back to bed; and if he calls you again, say, ‘Speak, Lord , your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went back to bed. 10 The Lord came and stood there, and called as he had before, "Samuel! Samuel!" Samuel answered, "Speak; your servant is listening."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

called Samuel: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 3:4, Psalms 99:6, Acts 9:4, 1 Corinthians 12:6-11, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Galatians 1:15, Galatians 1:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 28:16 - and I Genesis 31:11 - Here am I Genesis 37:13 - Here am I Genesis 46:2 - Jacob Leviticus 24:2 - that they 1 Samuel 3:10 - as at other 1 Samuel 3:21 - the word Isaiah 58:9 - Here Matthew 11:25 - and hast Acts 9:5 - Who Acts 9:10 - Behold

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."
Deuteronomy 29:19
Make sure that there is no one here today who hears these solemn demands and yet convinces himself that all will be well with him, even if he stubbornly goes his own way. That would destroy all of you, good and evil alike.
2 Kings 1:4
Tell the king that the Lord says, ‘You will not recover from your injuries; you will die!'" Elijah did as the Lord commanded,
2 Kings 1:6
They answered, "We were met by a man who told us to come back and tell you that the Lord says to you, ‘Why are you sending messengers to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? Is it because you think there is no god in Israel? You will not recover from your injuries; you will die!'"
2 Kings 1:16
and said to him, "This is what the Lord says: ‘Because you sent messengers to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron—as if there were no god in Israel to consult—you will not get well; you will die!'"
2 Kings 8:10
Elisha answered, "The Lord has revealed to me that he will die; but go to him and tell him that he will recover."
Psalms 10:11
The wicked say to themselves, "God doesn't care! He has closed his eyes and will never see me!"
2 Corinthians 2:11
in order to keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us; for we know what his plans are.
2 Corinthians 11:3
I am afraid that your minds will be corrupted and that you will abandon your full and pure devotion to Christ—in the same way that Eve was deceived by the snake's clever lies.
1 Timothy 2:14
And it was not Adam who was deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and broke God's law.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That the Lord called Samuel,.... By a voice which came forth from the most holy place, from between the cherubim, the seat of the divine Majesty:

and he answered, here am I; which was not intended to declare the place where he was, but to express his readiness and cheerfulness to do any thing that was required of him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 3:4. The Lord called Samuel — The voice probably came from the holy place, near to which Eli and Samuel were both lying.


 
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