1 Samuel 3:10 - Plain English Version

¹⁰ God came and stood close to him, and he said the same thing again, “Samuel.” Samuel said, “Yes, God, talk to me. I’m listening to you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ And the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, Samuel! Samuel! Then Samuel answered, Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Then the LORD came and stood there, calling just as before, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel said, “Speak. Your servant is listening.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, "Samuel, Samuel." And Samuel said, "Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening."

1 Samuel 3:10 Cross References

1 Samuel 3:11

Then God said to him, “I will do something different in this place. After the Israel mob hear it, they will be shocked.

1 Samuel 3:15

Samuel heard it, and he went and lay down again. Early the next morning he opened the door of God’s house as usual. He was frightened to tell Eli the story God told him.

1 Samuel 3:21

Lots of times God came to him at that place called Shiloh. He showed himself to Samuel and told his message to him.

1 Samuel 3:8

After that, God called out again, “Samuel.” So the boy got up, and he went to Eli again and said, “Yes? What is it? You called out to me.” Then the old man knew that it was God that called out to him,

1 Samuel 3:9

so he said, “Go back and lie down. If somebody calls out, say like this, ‘Yes, God, talk to me. I’m listening to you.’ ” So Samuel went back and lay down.