OET 1SA chapter 3

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3:1 Yahweh calls Shemuel

3 Meanwhile young Shemuel was serving Yahweh under Eli. In those days, Yahweh rarely spoke to the people or sent visions.

2 By that time, Eli’s sight was very poor—he could barely see. One night when he was sleeping in his place,[fn] 3 and Shemuel was lying down in Yahweh’s tent (where the box was that contained the stone slabs), but God’s lamp was still burning. 4 Yahweh called out to Shemuel, and he called back, “I’m here. Coming.” 5 Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.”

“I didn’t call,” he said. “Go back and lie down.” So he went back and laid down.

6 Yahweh called again, “Shemuel.”

Shemuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.”

“I didn’t call, my son,” he said, “Go back and lie down.”

7 (At this point, Shemuel didn’t really know Yahweh, because Yahweh hadn’t revealed himself to him before.) 8 Then Yahweh called Shemuel a third time. He got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.”

Then Eli realised that it was Yahweh who was calling the boy 9 and he told Shemuel, “Go and lie down. Then if he calls to you again, just answer, ‘Speak, Yahweh, because your servant is listening.’ ” So Shemuel went and laid down again in his place.

10 Then Yahweh came and stood nearby and called like he’d done the other times, “Shemuel, Shemuel.”

“Speak,” Shemuel said, “because your servant is listening.”

11 “Listen,” Yahweh told him, “I’m about to do something in Israel that will make everyone’s ears tingle when they hear it. 12 When it happens, I’ll do everything that I’ve said about Eli and his family, from the beginning to the end. 13 I’ve told him already that I’m about to eternally judge his household because he knew about the evil that was being done, because his sons were bringing curses on themselves and he didn’t scold them. 14 That’s why I’ve promised Eli’s family that their disobedience can never be forgiven by means of sacrifices or offerings.

3 and_the_boy Shəmū^ʼēl [was]_serving DOM YHWH to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before ˊĒlī and_word of_YHWH it _was rare in _the_days the_those there _[was]_not vision spread _out.
2 and_he/it _was in _the_day (the)_that and_ˊĒlī [was]_lying in/on/at/with_place_his[fn] and_eyesight_whose[fn] they _began dim not he _was _able to_see.
3 And_lamp of _god not _yet it _was _extinguished and_Shəmū^ʼēl [was]_lying in_(the)_palace of_YHWH where [was]_there the _ark of _god.
4 and_he/it _called YHWH to Shəmū^ʼēl and_he/it _said here_I.
5 And_ran to ˊĒlī and_he/it _said here_I if/because you _summoned to/for_me and_he/it _said not I _summoned return lie _down and_he/it _went and_lay _down.
6 and_again YHWH to _call again Shəmū^ʼēl and_he/it _rose _up Shəmū^ʼēl and_he/it _went to ˊĒlī and_he/it _said here_I if/because you _summoned to_me and_he/it _said not I _summoned son_my return lie _down.
7 And_Shəmū^ʼēl not _yet he _knew DOM YHWH and_not _yet it _was _revealed to_him/it the _word of_YHWH.
8 And_again YHWH to _call Shəmū^ʼēl in/on/at/with_third _time and_he/it _rose _up and_he/it _went to ˊĒlī and_he/it _said here_I if/because you _summoned to_me and_perceived ˊĒlī if/because _that YHWH [was]_summoning to _the_boy.
9 And_he/it _said ˊĒlī to_Shəmū^ʼēl go lie _down and_it _was if he _will _call to_you and_say speak Oh_YHWH if/because [is]_listening servant_your and_he/it _went Shəmū^ʼēl and_lay _down in/on/at/with_place_his.
10 And_came YHWH and_stood and_he/it _called as_time in/on/at/with_times Oh _Shəmū^ʼēl Oh _Shəmū^ʼēl and_he/it _said Shəmū^ʼēl speak if/because [is]_listening servant_your.
11 and_he/it _said YHWH to Shəmū^ʼēl here I [am]_about _to _do a _thing in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) which every hears_it they _will _tingle the _two ears_him.
12 In _the_day (the)_that I _will _carry _out against ˊĒlī DOM all that I _have _spoken against house_his beginning and_end.
13 And_told to_him/it if/because _that [am]_about _to _judge I DOM house_his until perpetuity in/on/at/with_iniquity which he _knew if/because [were]_bringing _a _curse to/for_them sons_his and_not he _rebuked in/on/at/with_them.
14 And_to/for I _swear to_house of _ˊĒlī if it _will _be _atoned _for the _iniquity of _the _house of _ˊĒlī in/on/at/with_sacrifice and_in/on/at/with_offering until perpetuity.

3:15 Shemuel tells Eli what Yahweh said

15 Then Shemuel lay down again until the morning when he opened the doors of Yahweh’s house as usual, but he was scared to tell Eli about the vision. 16 But Eli called him, “Shemuel, my son.”

“Here I am,” he answered.

17 “What did he tell you?” Eli asked. “Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you severely if you hide a single word from everything he told you.” 18 So Shemuel told him everything without hiding anything. Then Eli answered, “It’s Yahweh. May he do whatever he thinks best.”

19 As Shemuel grew up, Yahweh was with him and nothing he said failed to happen, 20 so all Israel from Dan in the north and as far as Beersheba in the south knew that Shemuel was a faithful prophet of Yahweh. 21 Over time, Yahweh continued to appear in Shiloh and to reveal his plans through Shemuel

3:2 Some translations use ‘room’ here instead of ‘place’, but it could easily be that he had a small bed in a corner somewhere.

15 And_lay _down Shəmū^ʼēl until the_morning and_opened DOM the _doors of _the _house of_YHWH and_Shəmū^ʼēl he _was _afraid to_tell DOM the_vision to ˊĒlī.
16 And_he/it _called ˊĒlī DOM Shəmū^ʼēl and_he/it _said Oh _Shəmū^ʼēl son_my and_he/it _said here_I.
17 And_he/it _said what the_message which he _spoke to_you do _not please hide _[it] from_me thus may _he _do to_you god and_also may _he _add if you _will _hide from_me a _word from_all the_words which he _spoke to_you.
18 And_told to_him/it Shəmū^ʼēl DOM all the_words and_not he _hid _[them] from_him/it and_said [is]_YHWH he the_good in/on/at/with_sight_him[fn] let _him _do.
19 and_grew _up Shəmū^ʼēl and_YHWH he _was with_him/it and_not he _made _fall from_all words_his ground_to.
20 And_he/it _knew all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Dān and_unto wwww wwww if/because _that [was]_established Shəmū^ʼēl as_prophet to/for_YHWH.
21 And_continued YHWH to_appear in_Shiloh if/because he _revealed _himself YHWH to Shəmū^ʼēl in/on/at/with_Shiloh in/on/at/with_word of_YHWH.

3:2 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

3:2 Variant note: ו/עינ/ו: (x-qere) ’וְ/עֵינָי/ו֙’: lemma_c/5869 a n_0.1.0 morph_HC/Ncbdc/Sp3ms id_09Mdv וְ/עֵינָי/ו֙

3:18 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

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Prophets of the Old Testament before 800 B.C.

If you ask someone today what biblical prophets did, they will likely tell you that they divinely foretold of future events. While this was often the case, most prophets in the Bible focused as much on “forthtelling” God’s messages as they did on “foretelling” the future. That is, their primary role was to simply “forthtell” divinely acquired messages to leaders and groups of people, and at times that included foretelling of coming judgment, blessing, rescue, etc. Also, though plenty of prophets (sometimes called “seers” in Scripture) often spoke in confrontational or eccentric language that put them at odds with kings and religious leaders, the biblical writers also applied the term prophet to people who communicated God’s messages in ways that many readers today might not think of as prophecy, such as worship leaders appointed by David to “prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals” (1 Chronicles 25:1). Similarly, the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings are typically categorized as history by Christians, but in the Hebrew canon they belong to the category of Former Prophets. The Lord raised up prophets throughout all of biblical history, from the giving of the law under Moses to the revelation of the last days by the apostle John, and the kings of Israel and Judah often recognized and supported specific people as official prophets of the royal court and consulted them to find out God’s perspective about official matters. Following is a list of nearly everyone designated as prophet or seer in the Old Testament and the primary area of their ministry.

• Deborah (1216 B.C.) [Judges 4:4] => Baal-tamar?
• Samuel (1070 B.C.) [1 Samuel 3:20; 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 35:18] => Ramah
• Gad (1018 B.C.) [2 Samuel 24:11; 1 Chronicles 21:9; 29:29; 2 Chronicles 29:25] => Masada?
• Nathan (1000 B.C.) [2 Samuel 12:1; 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 29:25] => Jerusalem
• Asaph (1000 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 29:30] => Jerusalem
• Ahijah (935 B.C.) [1 Kings 11:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29] => Jerusalem
• Shemaiah (930 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 12:2-15] => Jerusalem
• Iddo (913 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 9:29; 12:15; 13:22] => Jerusalem
• Jehu son of Hanani (890 B.C.) [1 Kings 16:1-7; 2 Chronicles 19:2] => Samaria?
• Azariah (890 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 15:1-8] => Jerusalem
• Elijah (860 B.C.) [1 Kings 18:36] => Samaria
• Micaiah (853 B.C.) [1 Kings 22:8-23; 2 Chronicles 18:7-22] => Samaria
• Jahaziel (853 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 20:14] => Jerusalem
• Eliezer (853 B.C.) [2 Chronicles 20:37] => Mareshah
• Elisha (850 B.C.) [1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 2:15] => Samaria
• Joel (835 B.C.) [Joel 1:1] => Jerusalem

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