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Hebrew Names Version

1 Samuel 3:16

Then `Eli called Shemu'el, and said, Shemu'el, my son. He said, Here am I.

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

11 The LORD said to Shemu'el, Behold, I will do a thing in Yisra'el, at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle. 12 In that day I will perform against `Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end. 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse on themselves, and he didn't restrain them. 14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of `Eli, that the iniquity of `Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering forever. 15 Shemu'el lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. Shemu'el feared to show `Eli the vision. 16 Then `Eli called Shemu'el, and said, Shemu'el, my son. He said, Here am I. 17 He said, "What is the thing that [the LORD] has spoken to you? Please don't hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you." 18 Shemu'el told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. He said, It is the LORD: let him do what seems him good.

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 subtle than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:7
Both of their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis 3:8
They heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9
The LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
The man said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
Genesis 3:11
God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
Genesis 3:17
To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In 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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