1 Samuel 3 · Verse 7

1 Samuel 3:7

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
1 Samuel 3:7, King James Version

1 Samuel 3:7 in other translations

BSBNow Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
WEBNow Samuel didn’t yet know the LORD, neither was the LORD’s word yet revealed to him.
ASVNow Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.
YLTAnd Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.
DARBYNow Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.
BBENow at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.
WebsterNow Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.

What does 1 Samuel 3:7 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Samuel did not yet know the Lord - He had not been accustomed to receive any revelation from him. He knew and worshipped the God of Israel; but he did not know him as communicating especial revelation of His will.

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 3:7 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.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'Eland SamuelH8050
טֶ֖רֶםTe.remnot yetH2962
יָדַ֣עya.Da'he knewH3045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְטֶ֛רֶםve.Te.remand not yetH2962
יִגָּלֶ֥הyi.ga.Lehit was revealedH1540
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himH413
דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 3:7

  • Acts 19:2

    He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

  • Jeremiah 9:24

    But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Now Samuel.Or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed unto him.
did not yet.Samuel was not destitute of the knowledge of God, in that sense which implies the total absence of true piety, as Eli's sons were; for he knew and worshipped the God of Israel: but he did not know him as communicating special revelations of his will to him, in the manner in which he made it known to the prophets.
Jer 9:24; Ac 19:2

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

Context

  • 1 Samuel 3:6

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 3:7

    Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.

  • 1 Samuel 3:8

    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.

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1 Samuel 3:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Samuel no había conocido aún á Jehová, ni la palabra de Jehová le había sido revelada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Samuel ne connaissait pas encore l’ Éternel, et la parole de l’ Éternel ne lui avait pas encore été révélée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Samuel aber kannte Jehova noch nicht, und das Wort Jehovas war ihm noch nicht geoffenbart.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Porro Samuel necdum sciebat Dominum, neque revelatus fuerat ei sermo Domini.