1 Samuel 3:5

וַיָּרָץ אֶל ־ עֵלִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְנִי כִּֽי ־ קָרָאתָ לִּי וַיֹּאמֶר לֹֽא ־ קָרָאתִי שׁוּב שְׁכָב וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4וַיִּקְרָא יְהוָה אֶל ־ שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי ׃

6וַיֹּסֶף יְהוָה קְרֹא עוֹד שְׁמוּאֵל וַיָּקָם שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל ־ עֵלִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְנִי כִּי קָרָאתָ לִי וַיֹּאמֶר לֹֽא ־ קָרָאתִי בְנִי שׁוּב שְׁכָֽב ׃

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:2-11

The Call of Samuel. ( b. c. 1128.) 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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