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1 Samuel 3:3
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Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was located.
and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Shemu'el had laid down [to sleep], in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was;
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord , where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, Samuel was lying in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God was.
The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord , where the ark of God was.
Samuel was also in bed in the Lord 's house, where the Ark of the Agreement was. God's lamp was still burning.
and the lamp of God had not yet been extinguished. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord as well; the ark of God was also there.
and the [oil] lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was,
and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was,
And yet the light of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lorde, where the Arke of God was.
and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God was,
and Samuel was sleeping on a mat near the sacred chest in the Lord 's house. They had not been asleep very long
The lamp of God had not yet gone out; and Sh'mu'el had lain down to sleep in the sanctuary of Adonai , where the ark of God was.
and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,
The special lamp in the Lord 's temple was still burning, so Samuel lay down in the temple near where the Holy Box was.
And the lamp of the LORD was not yet put out, and Samuel was lying down to sleep in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was.
Samuel was sleeping in the sanctuary, where the sacred Covenant Box was. Before dawn, while the lamp was still burning,
And the lamp of God had not yet gone out. And Samuel was lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God rested .
And Samuel had layed him downe in ye temple of the LORDE (where the Arke of God was) before ye lampe of God was put out.
and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was;
And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,
And yet the lampe of God went out, Samuel layde hym downe to sleepe in the temple of the Lord, where the arke of God was.
and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was,
And yer the lampe of God went out in the Temple of the Lord, where the Arke of God was, and Samuel was layd downe to sleepe;
And the lamp of God was burning before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where was the ark of God.
and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down [to sleep], in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was;
Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God [is],
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;
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to sleep];
and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down [to sleep], in the temple of Yahweh, where the ark of God was;
and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle [fn] of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down,
The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.
The lamp of God had not gone out yet. And Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord where the special box of God was.
the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord , where the ark of God was.
though, the lamp of God, was not yet to be put out, and, Samuel, was lying down in the temple of Yahweh, where was the ark of God,
Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down within the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was.
and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
ere: Before sun-rise: for it is probable the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun; see the parallel passages.
the lamp: Exodus 27:20, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Leviticus 24:2-4, 2 Chronicles 13:11
the temple: 1 Samuel 1:6, Psalms 5:7, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 29:9
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:9 - General
Cross-References
And Adam seide, The womman which thou yauest felowe to me, yaf me of the tre, and Y eet.
And the Lord seide to the womman, Whi didist thou this thing? Which answerde, The serpent disseyued me, and Y eet.
Also God seide to the womman, Y schal multiplie thi wretchidnessis and thi conseyuyngis; in sorewe thou schalt bere thi children; and thou schalt be vndur power of the hosebonde, and he schal be lord of thee.
Sothely God seyde to Adam, For thou herdist the voys of thi wijf, and hast ete of the tree, of which Y comaundide to thee that thou schuldist not ete, the erthe schal be cursid in thi werk; in traueylis thou schalt ete therof in alle daies of thi lijf;
And the Lord seide to hym, And Y woot that thou didist bi symple herte, and therfor Y kepte thee, lest thou didist synne ayens me, and I suffride not that thou touchidist hir;
Nyle ye touche my cristis; and nyle ye do wickidli ayens my prophetis.
But stretche forth thin hond a litil, and touche thou alle thingis whiche he hath in possessioun; if he cursith not thee `in the face, `bileue not to me.
`ellis sende thin hond, and touche his boon and fleisch, and thanne thou schalt se, that he schal curse thee in the face.
Haue ye merci on me, haue ye merci on me, nameli, ye my frendis; for the hond of the Lord hath touchid me.
But of thilke thingis that ye han write to me, it is good to a man to touche not a womman.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord,.... The tabernacle so called; lamp is put for the lamps in the candlestick in the tabernacle, which were lighted every evening, and burnt till morning; by which time some of them at least usually went out, only it is said the western lamp never went out. Now the reason why this is observed is to show that it was in the night, before morning, that the following transaction was: some by this lamp understand the lamp of prophecy, that before that was quite extinct in Eli, only began to depart, as his eyes are said to begin to wax dim, the spirit of prophecy came to Samuel; so that, as the Jews express it, before one sun was set another arose; thus before the sun of Moses set, the sun of Joshua arose; and before the sun of Eli set, the sun of Samuel arose:
where the ark of God was; that is, in the temple or tabernacle; not in that part of it where the lamps were burning in the candlestick, that was in the holy place; but the ark was in the holy of holies, where the Lord dwelt, and was the symbol of his presence; and which is observed to point out the place from whence the voice came, after mentioned; and which the Targum expresses here,
"and a voice was heard out of the temple of the Lord, where the ark of the Lord was:''
and Samuel was laid down to sleep; after Eli was in bed, and Samuel had done all his business, he laid himself down to sleep in his place; in the court of the Levites, as the Targum, with which the Jewish commentators in general agree: it must be somewhere near to Eli, so that he could quickly come at him, when he needed his assistance; though, according to the Misnah p, the priests shut the doors of the court within, and the Levites slept without. It is highly probable that Samuel's apartment was near to Eli, or he could not have so readily come to him, as it is plain he did. This circumstance is also observed, to show that it was in the night, and before morning, that the following vision was; and, as Kimchi thinks, about cock crowing; and it may be from hence Strabo q had the notion, that Moses ordered such to sleep (in the temple) for themselves, and others, who were fit to receive good dreams, and who might expect from God a good gift, who lived soberly and righteously; and because the tabernacle was covered with skins, hence might spring the notion of others to sleep in temples, for the above reason, under the skins of the sacrifices,
:-, though they seem rather to have slept upon them, for the above purposes, namely, to converse with their deities, and get knowledge from them r.
p Middot, c. 1. sect. 8. q Geograph. l. 16. p. 523. r Vid. Virgil. Aeneid. 7. "huc dona Sacerdos", &c. ver. 86-95.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 3:3. Ere the lamp of God went out — Before sunrise; for it is likely that the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun. See Exodus 27:21; Leviticus 24:3.
