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and she said, "My lord, as sure as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here near you, praying to Adonai .

He asked them, "Why are you doing things like this? I am hearing bad reports about you from all these people.

Adonai called, "Sh'mu'el!" and he answered, "Here I am."

Then he ran to ‘Eli and said, "Here I am — you called me?" But he said, "I didn't call you; go back, and lie down." So he went and lay down.

Adonai called a second time, "Sh'mu'el!" Sh'mu'el got up, went to ‘Eli and said, "Here I am — you called me." He answered, "I didn't call, my son; lie down again."

Adonai called, "Sh'mu'el!" again, a third time. He got up, went to ‘Eli and said, "Here I am — you called me." At last ‘Eli realized it was Adonai calling the child.

Adonai said to Sh'mu'el, "Look! I am going to do something in Isra'el that will make both ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.

Then ‘Eli called Sh'mu'el: "Sh'mu'el, my son!" He answered, "Here I am."

After you leave me today, you will find two men by Rachel's Tomb, in the territory of Binyamin at Tzeltzah. They will tell you that the donkeys you were searching for have been found, and that your father has stopped thinking about the donkeys and is anxious over you and asking, ‘What am I to do about my son?'"

There is the king, walking ahead of you; but I am old and gray-headed. There are my sons with you, and I have walked at your head from when I was a boy until today.

So here I am; now is the time to witness against me before Adonai and before his anointed king. Does any of you think I have taken your ox or donkey, defrauded or oppressed you, or accepted a bribe to deprive you of justice? Tell me, and I will restore it to you."

Now, hold still; because I am going to enter into judgment with you before Adonai regarding all the righteous acts of Adonai that he did for you and your ancestors.

Now is wheat harvest time, isn't it? I am going to call on Adonai to send thunder and rain. Then you will understand and see how wicked from Adonai 's viewpoint is the thing you have done in asking for a king."

Then Sha'ul said to Y'honatan, "Tell me what you did." Y'honatan told him, "Yes, I tasted a little honey with the end of the staff in my hand. Here I am; I'm ready to die."

The P'lishti said to David, "Am I a dog? Is that why you're coming at me with sticks?" — and the P'lishti cursed David by his god.

Sha'ul asked him, "Young man, whose son are you?" David answered, "I am the son of your servant Yishai the Beit-Lachmi."

David's response to Sha'ul was, "Who am I, that I should become the king's son-in-law? I don't have any kind of a life, and my father's family has no rank in Isra'el."

However, you are to show me Adonai 's kindness not only while I am alive, so that I do not die;

Akhish said to his servants, "Here, you see that the man is meshugga; why bring him to me? Am I short of meshugga‘im? Is that why you've brought this one to go crazy on me? Must I have this one in my house?"

Sha'ul said, "Listen here, you son of Achituv!" He answered, "Here I am, my lord."