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World English Bible

1 Samuel 3 (WEBP)

[1] The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.
[2] At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),
[3] and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple where God’s ark was,
[4] Yahweh called Samuel. He said, “Here I am.”
[5] He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.” He went and lay down.
[6] Yahweh called yet again, “Samuel!” Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He answered, “I didn’t call, my son. Lie down again.”
[7] Now Samuel didn’t yet know Yahweh, neither was Yahweh’s word yet revealed to him.
[8] Yahweh called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the child.
[9] Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh; for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
[10] Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”
[11] Yahweh said to Samuel, “Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.
[12] In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.
[13] For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.
[14] Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.”
[15] Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of Yahweh’s house. Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.
[16] Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”
[17] He said, “What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please don’t hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you.”
[18] Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.”
[19] Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
[20] All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
[21] Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh; for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by Yahweh’s word.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 3 (KJVS)

[1] And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord 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 lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
[4] that the Lord called Samuel: 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 the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel 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 Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
[8] And the Lord called Samuel 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 the Lord had called the child.
[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.
[10] And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
[11] And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, 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 Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
[16] Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
[17] And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God 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 Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
[19] And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
[20] And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.
[21] And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.

1 Samuel 3:7 Or, thus did Samuel, before he knew the LORD; and before the word of the LORD was revealed unto him
1 Samuel 3:12 Heb. beginning and ending
1 Samuel 3:13a Or, and I will tell him, etc.
1 Samuel 3:13b Or, accurse
1 Samuel 3:13c Heb. frowned not upon them
1 Samuel 3:17a So add
1 Samuel 3:17b Or, word
1 Samuel 3:18 Heb. all the things, or words
1 Samuel 3:20 Or, faithful

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 3 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () τὸ () παιδάριον () Σαμουηλ () ἦν () λειτουργῶν () τῷ () κυρίῳ () ἐνώπιον () Ηλι () τοῦ () ἱερέως· () καὶ () ῥῆμα () κυρίου () ἦν () τίμιον () ἐν () ταῖς () ἡμέραις () ἐκείναις, () οὐκ () ἦν () ὅρασις () διαστέλλουσα. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () καὶ () Ηλι () ἐκάθευδεν () ἐν () τῷ () τόπῳ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοὶ () αὐτοῦ () ἤρξαντο () βαρύνεσθαι, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἠδύνατο () βλέπειν, ()
[3] καὶ () ὁ () λύχνος () τοῦ () θεοῦ () πρὶν () ἐπισκευασθῆναι, () καὶ () Σαμουηλ () ἐκάθευδεν () ἐν () τῷ () ναῷ, () οὗ () ἡ () κιβωτὸς () τοῦ () θεοῦ, ()
[4] καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () κύριος () Σαμουηλ () Σαμουηλ· () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγώ. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἔδραμεν () πρὸς () Ηλι () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγώ, () ὅτι () κέκληκάς () με· () καὶ () εἶπεν () Οὐ () κέκληκά () σε, () ἀνάστρεφε () κάθευδε. () Καὶ () ἀνέστρεψεν () καὶ () ἐκάθευδεν. ()
[6] Καὶ () προσέθετο () κύριος () καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () Σαμουηλ () Σαμουηλ· () καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () πρὸς () Ηλι () τὸ () δεύτερον () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγώ, () ὅτι () κέκληκάς () με· () καὶ () εἶπεν () Οὐ () κέκληκά () σε, () ἀνάστρεφε () κάθευδε· ()
[7] καὶ () Σαμουηλ () πρὶν () ἢ () γνῶναι () θεὸν () καὶ () ἀποκαλυφθῆναι () αὐτῷ () ῥῆμα () κυρίου. ()
[8] Καὶ () προσέθετο () κύριος () καλέσαι () Σαμουηλ () ἐν () τρίτῳ· () καὶ () ἀνέστη () καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () πρὸς () Ηλι () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγώ, () ὅτι () κέκληκάς () με. () Καὶ () ἐσοφίσατο () Ηλι () ὅτι () κύριος () κέκληκεν () τὸ () παιδάριον, ()
[9] καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἀνάστρεφε () κάθευδε, () τέκνον, () καὶ () ἔσται () ἐὰν () καλέσῃ () σε, () καὶ () ἐρεῖς () Λάλει, () κύριε, () ὅτι () ἀκούει () ὁ () δοῦλός () σου. () Καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () Σαμουηλ () καὶ () ἐκοιμήθη () ἐν () τῷ () τόπῳ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἦλθεν () κύριος () καὶ () κατέστη () καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () αὐτὸν () ὡς () ἅπαξ () καὶ () ἅπαξ, () καὶ () εἶπεν () Σαμουηλ () Λάλει, () ὅτι () ἀκούει () ὁ () δοῦλός () σου. ()
[11] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () πρὸς () Σαμουηλ () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγὼ () ποιῶ () τὰ () ῥήματά () μου () ἐν () Ισραηλ () ὥστε () παντὸς () ἀκούοντος () αὐτὰ () ἠχήσει () ἀμφότερα () τὰ () ὦτα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[12] Ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἐκείνῃ () ἐπεγερῶ () ἐπὶ () Ηλι () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐλάλησα () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () αὐτοῦ, () ἄρξομαι () καὶ () ἐπιτελέσω. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἀνήγγελκα () αὐτῷ () ὅτι () ἐκδικῶ () ἐγὼ () τὸν () οἶκον () αὐτοῦ () ἕως () αἰῶνος () ἐν () ἀδικίαις () υἱῶν () αὐτοῦ, () ὅτι () κακολογοῦντες () θεὸν () υἱοὶ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐνουθέτει () αὐτοὺς () καὶ () οὐδ’ () οὕτως. ()
[14] Ὤμοσα () τῷ () οἴκῳ () Ηλι () Εἰ () ἐξιλασθήσεται ἀδικία () οἴκου () Ηλι () ἐν () θυμιάματι () καὶ () ἐν () θυσίαις () ἕως () αἰῶνος. ()
[15] Καὶ () κοιμᾶται () Σαμουηλ () ἕως () πρωῒ () καὶ () ὤρθρισεν () τὸ () πρωῒ () καὶ () ἤνοιξεν () τὰς () θύρας () οἴκου () κυρίου· () καὶ () Σαμουηλ () ἐφοβήθη () ἀπαγγεῖλαι () τὴν () ὅρασιν () τῷ () Ηλι. ()
[16] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Ηλι () πρὸς () Σαμουηλ () Σαμουηλ () τέκνον· () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἰδοὺ () ἐγώ. ()
[17] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Τί () τὸ () ῥῆμα () τὸ () λαληθὲν () πρὸς () σέ; () Μὴ () δὴ () κρύψῃς () ἀπ’ () ἐμοῦ· () τάδε () ποιήσαι () σοι () ὁ () θεὸς () καὶ () τάδε () προσθείη, () ἐὰν () κρύψῃς () ἀπ’ () ἐμοῦ () ῥῆμα () ἐκ () πάντων () τῶν () λόγων () τῶν () λαληθέντων () σοι () ἐν () τοῖς () ὠσίν () σου. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἀπήγγειλεν () Σαμουηλ () πάντας () τοὺς () λόγους () καὶ () οὐκ () ἔκρυψεν () ἀπ’ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ηλι () Κύριος () αὐτός· () τὸ () ἀγαθὸν () ἐνώπιον () αὐτοῦ () ποιήσει. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἐμεγαλύνθη () Σαμουηλ, () καὶ () ἦν () κύριος () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἔπεσεν () ἀπὸ () πάντων () τῶν () λόγων () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἔγνωσαν () πᾶς () Ισραηλ () ἀπὸ () Δαν καὶ () ἕως () Βηρσαβεε ὅτι () πιστὸς () Σαμουηλ () εἰς () προφήτην () τῷ () κυρίῳ. ()
[21] Καὶ () προσέθετο () κύριος () δηλωθῆναι () ἐν () Σηλωμ, ὅτι () ἀπεκαλύφθη () κύριος () πρὸς () Σαμουηλ· () καὶ () ἐπιστεύθη () Σαμουηλ () προφήτης () γενέσθαι () τῷ () κυρίῳ () εἰς () πάντα () Ισραηλ () ἀπ’ () ἄκρων () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () ἕως () ἄκρων. () Καὶ () Ηλι () πρεσβύτης () σφόδρα, () καὶ () οἱ () υἱοὶ () αὐτοῦ () πορευόμενοι () ἐπορεύοντο () καὶ () πονηρὰ () ἡ () ὁδὸς () αὐτῶν () ἐνώπιον () κυρίου. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.