1 Samuel 2:18

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

But, as for Samuel, he was ministering before Yahweh, - a boy girded with an ephod of linen.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Samuel served in the Lord’s presence—this mere boy was dressed in the linen ephod.

Hebrew Names Version
But Shemu'el ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen efod.

King James Version
But Samuel ministered before the Lord , being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

Lexham English Bible
Now Samuel was serving before Yahweh, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.

English Standard Version
Samuel was ministering before the Lord , a boy clothed with a linen ephod.

New Century Version
But Samuel obeyed the Lord . As a boy he wore a linen holy vest.

New English Translation
Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord . The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.

Amplified Bible
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, as a child dressed in a linen ephod [a sacred item of priestly clothing].

New American Standard Bible
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Now Samuel being a yong childe ministred before the Lord, girded with a linen Ephod.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Samuel was ministering before Yahweh, as a young boy girded with a linen ephod.

Contemporary English Version
The boy Samuel served the Lord and wore a special linen garment

Complete Jewish Bible
But Sh'mu'el ministered in the presence of Adonai , wearing a linen ritual vest even though he was only a child.

Darby Translation
And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

Easy-to-Read Version
But Samuel served the Lord . He was a helper who wore the linen ephod.

George Lamsa Translation
But the boy Samuel ministered before the LORD, and he wore a linen ephod.

Good News Translation
In the meantime the boy Samuel continued to serve the Lord , wearing a sacred linen apron.

Literal Translation
And Samuel was serving before Jehovah, a boy girded with an ephod of linen.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Samuel was a mynister before the LORDE, and the childe was gyrded with an ouer body cote of lynnen.

American Standard Version
But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

Bible in Basic English
But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the childe Samuel ministred before the Lorde, girded with a linnen Ephod.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

King James Version (1611)
But Samuel ministred before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linnen Ephod.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Samuel ministered before the Lord, a child girt with a linen ephod.

English Revised Version
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

Berean Standard Bible
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD-a boy wearing a linen ephod.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`Forsothe Samuel, a child gird with a lynnun clooth, mynystride bifor the face of the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;

Update Bible Version
But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a lad, girded with a linen ephod.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child, girded with a linen ephod.

World English Bible
But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

New King James Version
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, even as a child, wearing a linen ephod.

New Living Translation
But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the Lord . He wore a linen garment like that of a priest.

New Life Bible
Now Samuel was serving the Lord, even as a boy, wearing a linen vest.

New Revised Standard
Samuel was ministering before the Lord , a boy wearing a linen ephod.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod.

Revised Standard Version
Samuel was ministering before the LORD, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

THE MESSAGE
In the midst of all this, Samuel, a boy dressed in a priestly linen tunic, served God . Additionally, every year his mother would make him a little robe cut to his size and bring it to him when she and her husband came for the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, " God give you children to replace this child you have dedicated to God ." Then they would go home.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Then went Elkanah to Ramah, unto his own house, - but, the boy, remained ministering unto Yahweh, before Eli the priest. ¹² Now, the sons of Eli, were abandoned men, - they knew not Yahweh. ¹³ And, the custom of the priests with the people, was - when any man offered a sacrifice, then would come the priests young man, as the flesh was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand; ¹⁴ and would strike it into the boiler, or into the trough, or into the kettle, or into the pot, all that the fork would bring up, the priest took for himself. Thus and thus, used they to do unto all Israel, who came thither, in Shiloh. ¹⁵ Also, before any could make perfume with the fat, the priests young man would come in and say to the person who was sacrificing, Come! give flesh for the priest's roastings, - for he will not take of thee boiled flesh - only raw. ¹⁶ And, if the man said to him, Let them at least, make incense, at once with the fat, then take thou as much as thy soul craveth, Then said he to him, But, at once, shalt thou give it; or else, I will take it by force. ¹⁷ And so it was, that, the sin of the young men, was exceeding great, before Yahweh, - for men scorned the offerings of Yahweh. ¹⁸ But, as for Samuel, he was ministering before Yahweh, - a boy girded with an ephod of linen. ¹⁹ Also, a little robe, used his mother to make for him, and bring it up to him, from year to year, - when she came up with her husband, to offer the sacrifice of the year. ²⁰ And Eli used to bless Elkanah and his wife, and to say - Yahweh give thee seed of this woman, instead of the loan that hath been lent unto Yahweh. So they went their way to his own place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

ministered: 1 Samuel 2:11, 1 Samuel 3:1

a linen ephod: 1 Samuel 22:18, Exodus 28:4, Leviticus 8:7, 2 Samuel 6:14

Reciprocal: Judges 11:31 - shall surely Judges 11:39 - to his vow 1 Samuel 1:22 - and there 1 Kings 18:12 - from my youth 1 Chronicles 15:27 - a robe 2 Chronicles 34:1 - eight years Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember Hosea 3:4 - ephod Matthew 11:25 - and hast Matthew 19:14 - Suffer Matthew 20:2 - he sent Luke 1:66 - And the Luke 2:40 - the child Acts 3:24 - Samuel 2 Timothy 3:15 - from Hebrews 11:32 - Samuel

Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing which he had made, and lo! it was very good. So it was evening - and it was morning, the sixth day.

Genesis 2:7
So then Yahweh God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life - and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:9
And Yahweh God, caused to spring up, out of the ground, every tree pleasant to the sight and good for food, - and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:11
The name of the one, is Pishon, - the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Havilah, where is gold;

Genesis 2:12
moreover the gold of that and, is good, - there, is the bdellium, and the beryl stone,

Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river, is Gihon, - the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Cush,

Genesis 3:12
And the man said, - The woman whom thou didst put with me, she, gave me of the tree, so I did eat.

Ruth 3:1
Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, - My daughter! shall I not seek for thee a place of rest, in which it may be well with thee?

Proverbs 18:22
Who hath found a wife, hath found a blessing, and hath obtained favour from Yahweh.

1 Corinthians 7:36
If however anyone considereth it behaving unseemly towards his virginity, if he should be beyond the bloom of life, - and, thus, it ought to come about, what he chooseth, let him do, - he sinneth not: let them marry:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Samuel ministered before the Lord,.... The ministration of Samuel, though a child, is observed both before and after the account of the ill behaviour and wickedness of Eli's sons; partly to the shame and disgrace of them, and as serving to aggravate their sin, and make it appear the more black and heinous; and partly to his honour and reputation, that he was not corrupted and turned aside from God by their evil practices. The phrase here used is different from that in 1 Samuel 2:11 there he is said to minister before Eli, under his direction and guidance, but here before the Lord; being now engaged in higher services, and which he could perform without the assistance of Eli, as in the presence of God more immediately; it seems to have respect to him when more grown in age, stature, knowledge, and experience, though here related: yet still being "a child"; not got out of his childhood, or arrived to manhood:

girded with a linen ephod; such as priests used to wear, but not Levites in common, nor extraordinary persons on extraordinary occasions, see 1 Samuel 22:18. This seems to be a peculiar favour, and a special honour which Eli granted to Samuel when so very young, on account of the grace of God bestowed on him in a wonderful manner; and because brought up in the tabernacle as a holy person, and a Nazarite; and because his birth was foretold, and he asked of God, as his name signified, as Procopius Gazaeus observes.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Girded with a linen ephod - This was the usual dress of the priests. It does not appear whether Levites wore an ephod properly. Possibly it was a mark of Samuel’s special dedication to the Lord’s service that he wore one. (See the marginal reference). The ephod was sometimes used as an idolatrous implement Judges 8:27.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 2:18. Girded with a linen ephod — This the Targum translates אסיר כרדוט דבוץ asir cardut debuts, "Girded with a cardit of byssus, or fine linen." The word cardut they seem to have borrowed from the Greek χειριδωτος, a tunic, having χειριδας, i.e., sleeves that came down to, or covered, the hands. This was esteemed an effeminate garment among the Romans. See Buxtorf's Talmudic Lexicon.