1 Samuel 3:16
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
1 Samuel 3:16 in other translations
| BSB | but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel. |
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| WEB | Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.” |
| ASV | Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I. |
| YLT | And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, ‘Samuel, my son;' and he saith, ‘Here am I.' |
| DARBY | And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I. |
| BBE | Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I. |
| Webster | Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. |
What does 1 Samuel 3:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 3:5-18
5-18. he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me--It is evident that his sleeping chamber was close to that of the aged high priest and that he was accustomed to be called during the night. The three successive calls addressed to the boy convinced Eli of the divine character of the speaker, and he therefore exhorted the child to give a reverential attention to the message. The burden of [the Lord's…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:11-18
What a great deal of guilt and corruption is there in us, concerning which we may say, It is the iniquity which our own heart knoweth; we are conscious to ourselves of it! Those who do not restrain the sins of others, when it is in their power to do it, make themselves partakers of the guilt, and will be charged as joining in it. In his remarkable answer to this awful sentence, Eli acknowledged that the Lord had a…
1 Samuel 3:16 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 3:15
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
- 1 Samuel 3:16
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
- 1 Samuel 3:17
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.
1 Samuel 3:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Llamando pues Eli á Samuel, díjole: Hijo mío, Samuel. Y él respondió: Heme aquí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Éli appela Samuel, et lui dit: Samuel, mon fils! Et il dit: Me voici. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da rief Eli den Samuel und sprach: Samuel, mein Sohn! Und er sprach: Hier bin ich! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vocavit ergo Heli Samuelem, et dixit: Samuel fili mi? Qui respondens ait: Præsto sum. |