1 Samuel 3:7

Updated Bible Version

Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, neither was the word of Yahweh yet revealed to him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

Hebrew Names Version
Now Shemu'el didn't yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.

King James Version
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord , neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.

Lexham English Bible
Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, and the word of Yahweh had not yet been revealed to him.

English Standard Version
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord , and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

New Century Version
Samuel did not yet know the Lord , and the Lord had not spoken directly to him yet.

New English Translation
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord ; the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

Amplified Bible
Now Samuel did not yet know [or personally experience] the LORD, and the word of the LORD was not yet revealed [directly] to him.

New American Standard Bible
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor had the word of the LORD yet been revealed to him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus did Samuel, before hee knewe the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was reueiled vnto him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, nor had the word of Yahweh yet been revealed to him.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord had not spoken to Samuel before, and Samuel did not recognize the voice.

Complete Jewish Bible
Now Sh'mu'el didn't yet know Adonai ; the word of Adonai had not yet been revealed to him.

Darby Translation
Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.

Easy-to-Read Version
Samuel did not yet know the Lord because the Lord had not spoken directly to him before.

George Lamsa Translation
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD revealed to him.

Literal Translation
And Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, and the Word of Jehovah had not yet been revealed to him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for Samuel, he knewe not the LORDE as yet, & the worde of ye LORDE was not yet shewed vnto him.

American Standard Version
Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.

Bible in Basic English
Now at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Samuel knewe not yet the Lorde, neither was the worde of the Lorde yet opened vnto hym.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

King James Version (1611)
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet reuealed vnto him.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it was before Samuel knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed to him.

English Revised Version
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

Berean Standard Bible
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Samuel knew not yit the Lord, nether the `word of the Lord was shewid to hym.

Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.

World English Bible
Now Samuel didn't yet know Yahweh, neither was the word of Yahweh yet revealed to him.

New King James Version
(Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.)

New Living Translation
Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before.

New Life Bible
Now Samuel did not know the Lord yet. And the Word of the Lord had not been made known to him.

New Revised Standard
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord , and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, Samuel, as yet knew not Yahweh, - nor, as yet, had been revealed unto him, the word of Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.

Revised Standard Version
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor had the word of the LORD yet been revealed to him.

Contextual Overview

¹ And the lad Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. And the word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. ² And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see), ³ and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was laying down [to sleep], in the temple of Yahweh, where the ark of God was; ⁴ that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, Here I am. ⁵ And he ran to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you called me. And he said, I didn't call; lie down again. And he went and lay down. ⁶ And Yahweh called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you called me. And he answered, I didn't call, my son; lie down again. ⁷ Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, neither was the word of Yahweh yet revealed to him. ⁸ And Yahweh called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you called me. And Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the lad. ⁹ Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, Speak, Yahweh; for your slave hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. ¹⁰ And Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for your slave hears.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Now Samuel: Or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed unto him.

did not yet: Samuel was not destitute of the knowledge of God, in that sense which implies the total absence of true piety, as Eli's sons were; for he knew and worshipped the God of Israel, but he did not know him as communicating special revelations of his will to him, in the manner in which he made it known to the prophets. Jeremiah 9:24, Acts 19:2

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:12 - knew

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:5
for God knows that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 3:10
And he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

Genesis 3:11
And he said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded you that you should not eat?

Deuteronomy 28:34
so that you shall be insane for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.

2 Kings 6:20
And it came to pass, when they had come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Yahweh, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw; and, look, they were in the midst of Samaria.

Isaiah 28:20
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

Isaiah 59:6
Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands.

Luke 16:23
And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and sees Abraham far off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord,.... He knew that Jehovah, the God of Israel, was the true God; he had spiritual knowledge of him, and knew somewhat of his word and worship, ways and ordinances, in which he had been instructed by Eli; wherefore, though the Targum is,

"Samuel had not yet learned to know doctrine from the Lord;''

it can only be understood, that he had not learnt it perfectly; somewhat he knew of it, but in an imperfect manner, being a child: but the sense of the word is, that as yet he was ignorant that God had used to speak with ordinary and familiar voice to men, as Maimonides says s; he perhaps had never heard of any such thing, and much less was experimentally acquainted with it, that God ever did speak after such a manner to men, and could not distinguish between the voice of God and the voice of Eli:

neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him; what of the written word that was in being he had, and read, as the law of Moses; but the meaning is, that no word of prophecy of the Lord was revealed unto him, as the Targum; he never had prophesied as yet, and knew not the form and manner of prophecy, as the above writer observes, or what methods God took to reveal himself, his mind and will, to men, at least not this by an audible voice.

s Moreh Nevochim, par. 2. c. 44.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Did not yet know the Lord - i. e. in His supernatural communication, as follows at the end of the verse. The text rendering of this verse is better than that of the margin.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 3:7. Samuel did not yet know the Lord — He had not been accustomed to receive any revelation from him. He knew and worshipped the God of Israel; but he did not know him as communicating especial revelation of His will.