1 Samuel 3:9 - Easy To Read Version

⁹ Eli told Samuel, “Go to bed. If he calls you again, say, ‘Speak, Lord. I am your servant, and I am listening.’”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ So Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down. And if He calls you, you shall say, Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Common English Bible

⁹ So Eli said to Samuel, “Go and lie down. If he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD. Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down where he’d been.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And he said: "Here I am. For you called me." Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: "Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, 'Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.' " Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And said: Here am I; for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep. And if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and slept in his place.

1 Samuel 3:9 Cross References

Psalm 85:8

I heard what the Lord God said.\par He said there would be peace\par for his people and loyal followers.\par So they must not go back to their foolish\par way of living.\par

Psalm 85:9

God will soon save his followers.\par We will soon live with honor on our land.\par

Exodus 20:19

Then the people said to Moses, “If you want to speak to us, then we will listen. But please don’t let God speak to us. If this happens, we will die.”

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard my Lord’s voice. The Lord said, “Who can I send? Who will go for us?”

Daniel 10:19

Then he said, ‘Daniel, don’t be afraid. God loves you very much. Peace be with you. Be strong now, be strong.’

Acts 9:6

Get up now and go into the city. Someone there will tell you what you must do.”

Joshua 5:14

The man answered, “I am not an enemy. I am the commander of the Lord’s army. I have just now come to you.”

1 Samuel 3:10

The Lord came and stood there. He called as he did before. He said, “Samuel, Samuel!”

1 Samuel 3:8

The Lord called Samuel the third time. Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. Samuel said, “Here I am. You called me.”