1 Samuel 3 - Israeli Authorized Version Israeli Authorized Version
1 Samuel 3

¹ And the child Shmuel ministered unto YY before Eli. And the word of YY was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

² And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

³ And ere the menorah of Elohim went out in the temple of YY , where the ark of Elohim was, and Shmuel was laid down to sleep;

⁴ That YY called Shmuel: and he answered, Here am I.

⁵ And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

⁶ And YY called yet again, Shmuel. And Shmuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

⁷ Now Shmuel did not yet know YY , neither was the word of YY yet revealed unto him.

⁸ And YY called Shmuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that YY had called the child.

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

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

¹¹ And YY said to Shmuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Yisrael, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

¹² In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

¹³ For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

¹⁴ And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

¹⁵ And Shmuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of YY . And Shmuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

¹⁶ Then Eli called Shmuel, and said, Shmuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

¹⁷ And he said, What is the thing that YY hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: Elohim do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

¹⁸ And Shmuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is YY : let him do what seemeth him good.

¹⁹ And Shmuel grew, and YY was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

²⁰ And all Yisrael from Dan even to Beer-Sheva knew that Shmuel was established to be a prophet of YY .

²¹ And YY appeared again in Shiloh: for YY revealed himself to Shmuel in Shiloh by the word of YY .