1 Samuel 3 · Verse 4

1 Samuel 3:4

That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
1 Samuel 3:4, King James Version

1 Samuel 3:4 in other translations

BSBThen the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
WEBThe LORD called Samuel. He said, “Here I am.”
ASVthat Jehovah called Samuel: and he said, Here am I.
YLTand Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, ‘Here am I.'
DARBYthat Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.
BBEThe voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.
WebsterThat the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

What does 1 Samuel 3:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 The Lord called Samuel - The voice probably came from the holy place, near to which Eli and Samuel were both lying.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-10

The call which Divine grace designs shall be made effectual; will be repeated till it is so, till we come to the call. Eli, perceiving that it was the voice of God that Samuel heard, instructed him what to say. Though it was a disgrace to Eli, for God's call to be directed to Samuel, yet he told him how to meet it. Thus the elder should do their utmost to assist and improve the younger that are rising up. Let us…

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1 Samuel 3:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'and he calledH7121
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הִנֵּֽנִי\׃hi.Ne.nihere [am] IH2005

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 3:4

  • Isaiah 6:8

    Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

  • Genesis 22:1

    And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

  • 1 Corinthians 12:6-11

    And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; …

  • Psalms 99:6

    Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.

  • Exodus 3:4

    And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

  • Galatians 1:15-16

    But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

  • 1 Corinthians 12:28

    And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

  • Acts 9:4

    And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
called Samuel.
Ge 22:1; Ex 3:4; Ps 99:6; Ac 9:4; 1Co 12:6-11,28; Ga 1:15,16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 3:3

    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;

  • 1 Samuel 3:4

    That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

  • 1 Samuel 3:5

    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.

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1 Samuel 3:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Jehová llamó á Samuel; y él respondió: Heme aquí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et l’ Éternel appela Samuel. Et il dit: Me voici.
German
Elberfelder 1871
da rief Jehova den Samuel. Und er sprach: Hier bin ich!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et vocavit Dominus Samuel. Qui respondens, ait: Ecce ego.