but Eli called to him, “Samuel, my son!” Samuel answered, “I am here.”
Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision,
Eli asked, “What did the Lord say to you? Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you terribly if you hide from me anything he said to you.”
The angel of God spoke to me in that dream and said, ‘Jacob!’ I answered, ‘Yes!’
Israel said to Joseph, “Go to Shechem where your brothers are grazing the flocks.” Joseph answered, “I will go.”
Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Don’t go to gather grain for yourself in another field. Don’t even leave this field at all, but continue following closely behind my women workers.
Now you have a king to lead you. I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader since I was young.