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1SA 3:1–3:14 ©

Yahweh calls Shemuel

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3:1 Yahweh calls Shemuel

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

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

6Yahweh 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.) 8Then 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 9and 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.

10Then 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. 12When it happens, I’ll do everything that I’ve said about Eli and his family, from the beginning to the end. 13I’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. 14That’s why I’ve promised Eli’s family that their disobedience can never be forgiven by means of sacrifices or offerings.


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.

3and_the_boy Shəʼēl [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.
2and_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.
3And_lamp of_god not_yet it_was_extinguished and_Shəʼēl [was]_lying in_(the)_palace of_YHWH where [was]_there the_ark of_god.
4and_he/it_called YHWH to Shəʼēl and_he/it_said here_I.
5And_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.
6and_again YHWH to_call again Shəʼēl and_he/it_rose_up Shəʼēl 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.
7And_Shəʼēl not_yet he_knew DOM YHWH and_not_yet it_was_revealed to_him/it the_word of_YHWH.
8And_again YHWH to_call Shəʼēl 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.
9And_he/it_said ˊĒlī to_Shəʼēl 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 Shəʼēl and_lay_down in/on/at/with_place_his.
10And_came YHWH and_stood and_he/it_called as_time in/on/at/with_times Oh_Shəʼēl Oh_Shəʼēl and_he/it_said Shəʼēl speak if/because [is]_listening servant_your.
11and_he/it_said YHWH to Shəʼēl here I [am]_about_to_do a_thing in/on/at/with_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) which every hears_it they_will_tingle the_two ears_him.
12In_the_day (the)_that I_will_carry_out against ˊĒlī DOM all that I_have_spoken against house_his beginning and_end.
13And_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.
14And_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.

3:2 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

1SA 3:1–3:14 ©

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