1 Samuel 3:9

La Bible David Martin

Alors Héli dit à Samuel : Va-t'en, et te couche; et si on t'appelle, tu diras : Eternel parle, car ton serviteur écoute. Samuel donc s'en alla, et se coucha en son lieu.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Alors Héli dit à Samuel: Va, et couche-toi; et si l'on t'appelle, tu diras: Parle, Éternel; car ton serviteur écoute. Samuel s'en alla donc, et se coucha en son lieu.

Darby's French Translation
Et Éli dit à Samuel: Va, couche-toi; et s'il t'appelle, alors tu diras: Parle, Éternel, car ton serviteur écoute. Et Samuel s'en alla et se coucha en son lieu.

Louis Segond (1910)
et il dit à Samuel: Va, couche-toi; et si l'on t'appelle, tu diras: Parle, Eternel, car ton serviteur écoute. Et Samuel alla se coucher à sa place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Speak: Exodus 20:19, Psalms 85:8, Isaiah 6:8, Daniel 10:19, Acts 9:6

Reciprocal: Joshua 5:14 - What saith

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, go, lie down,.... Once more;

and it shall be, if he call thee; the voice, or the Lord by it:

that thou shalt say, speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth; his meaning is, that he should not rise and come to him, as he had done, but continue on his bed, on hearing the voice again, but desire the Lord to speak to him what he had to say, to which he was ready to attend:

so Samuel went and lay down in his place; which, as commonly understood, was in the court of the Levites, :-.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 3:9. Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth — This was the usual way in which the prophets spoke, when they had intimations that the Lord was about to make some especial revelation.