1 Samuel 3:9 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

⁹ So he said, “Go back and lie down! If someone speaks to you again, answer, ‘I'm listening, Lord. What do you want me to do?’ ” Once again Samuel went back and lay down.

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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.

1 Samuel 3:9 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 85:8

I will listen to you, Lord God, because you promise peace to those who are faithful and no longer foolish.

Psalm 85:9

You are ready to rescue everyone who worships you, so that you will live with us in all your glory.

Exodus 20:19

and said to Moses, “If you speak to us, we will listen. But don't let God speak to us, or we will die!”

Isaiah 6:8

After this, I heard the Lord ask, “Is there anyone I can send? Will someone speak for us?” “I'll go,” I answered. “Send me!”

Acts 9:6

Now get up and go into the city, where you will be told what to do.”

Joshua 5:14

“Neither,” he answered. “I am here because I am the commander of the Lord's army.” Joshua fell to his knees and bowed down to the ground. “I am your servant,” he said. “Tell me what to do.”

1 Samuel 3:10

The Lord then stood beside Samuel and called out as he had done before, “Samuel! Samuel!” “I'm listening,” Samuel answered. “What do you want me to do?”

1 Samuel 3:8

When the Lord called out his name for the third time, Samuel went to Eli again and said, “Here I am. What do you want?” Eli finally realized that it was the Lord who was speaking to Samuel.