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1Sa 3 V2V3V4V5V6V7V8V9V10V11V12V13V14V15V16V17V18V19V20V21

Parallel 1SA 3:1

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BI 1Sa 3:1 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Meanwhile young Shemuel was serving Yahweh under Eli. In those days, Yahweh rarely spoke to the people or sent visions.

OET-LVand_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.

UHBוְ⁠הַ⁠נַּ֧עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל מְשָׁרֵ֥ת אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י עֵלִ֑י וּ⁠דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֤ה יָקָר֙ בַּ⁠יָּמִ֣ים הָ⁠הֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין חָז֖וֹן נִפְרָֽץ׃ס
   (və⁠ha⁠nnaˊar shəmūʼēl məshārēt ʼet-yhwh li⁠fənēy ˊēliy ū⁠dəⱱar-yhwh hāyāh yāqār ba⁠yyāmim hā⁠hēm ʼēyn ḩāzōn nifrāʦ)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ τὸ παιδάριον Σαμουὴλ ἦν λειτουργῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐνώπιον Ἡλὶ τοῦ ἱερέως· καὶ ῥῆμα Κυρίου ἦν τίμιον ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, οὐκ ἦν ὅρασις διαστέλλουσα.
   (Kai to paidarion Samouaʸl aʸn leitourgōn tōi Kuriōi enōpion Haʸli tou hiereōs; kai ɽaʸma Kuriou aʸn timion en tais haʸmerais ekeinais, ouk aʸn horasis diastellousa. )

BrTrAnd the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no [fn]distinct vision.


3:1 Lit. distinguishing.

ULTNow the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh before the face of Eli. And the word of Yahweh was rare in those days; there was no widespread vision.

USTWhile he was still a boy, Samuel was serving Yahweh while Eli supervised him. At that time there were very few messages that anyone received from Yahweh, and very few people saw visions that Yahweh gave them.

BSB  § And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli.
§ Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.


OEBThe child Samuel continued ministering before the Lord in the presence of Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; there were no frequent visions.

WEBBEThe child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The LORD’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETNow the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

LSVAnd the youth Samuel is serving YHWH before Eli, and the word of YHWH has been precious in those days—there is no vision breaking forth.

FBVThe boy Samuel served before the Lord under Eli's supervision. At that time messages from the Lord were rare—visions were not common.

T4TWhile he was still a boy, Samuel was working for Yahweh while Eli supervised him. At that time there were very few messages that anyone received from Yahweh, and very few people saw visions that Yahweh gave them.

LEBNow the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence[fn] of Eli. The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.


3:1 Literally “in the face of”

BBENow the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

MoffNo Moff 1SA book available

JPSAnd the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

ASVAnd the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

DRANow the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.

YLTAnd the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days — there is no vision broken forth.

DrbyAnd the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

RVAnd the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

WbstrAnd the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

KJB-1769And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

KJB-1611¶ And the child Samuel ministred vnto the LORD before Eli: and the word of the LORD was precious in those daies; there was no open vision.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

BshpsAnd the chylde Samuel ministred vnto the Lorde before Eli, and the worde of the Lord was precious in those dayes, neither was there any open vision.
   (And the chylde Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, neither was there any open vision.)

GnvaNowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.
   (Now the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days: for there was no manifest vision. )

CvdlAnd whan the childe Samuel mynistred vnto the LORDE vnder Eli, the worde of ye LORDE was deare at the same tyme, nether was there eny sure & manifest vision.
   (And when the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD under Eli, the word of ye/you_all LORD was dear at the same time, neither was there any sure and manifest vision.)

WyclForsothe the child Samuel `mynystride to the Lord bifor Heli, and the word of the Lord was preciouse; in tho daies was noon opyn reuelacioun.
   (Forsothe the child Samuel `ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious; in those days was noon opyn revelation.)

LuthUnd da Samuel, der Knabe, dem HErr’s dienete unter Eli, war des HErr’s Wort teuer zu derselbigen Zeit, und war wenig Weissagung.
   (And there Samuel, the/of_the Knabe, to_him LORD’s dienete under Eli, what/which the LORD’s Wort teuer to derselbigen Zeit, and what/which wenig Weissagung.)

ClVgPuer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli, et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis: non erat visio manifesta.[fn]
   (Puer however Samuel ministrabat Master before Heli, and sermo Master was pretiosus in days illis: not/no was visio manifesta. )


3.1 RAB., in lib. Reg. Unde in diebus illis non erat visio manifesta. Propter peccata enim populi et prælatorum non apparebat Dominus per visiones vel per angelicas responsiones, sicut patribus apparuit.


3.1 RAB., in lib. Reg. Unde in days illis not/no was visio manifesta. Because sins because of_the_people and prælatorum not/no apparebat Master through visiones or through angelicas responsiones, like patribus apparuit.


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

3:1 messages . . . were very rare . . . visions were quite uncommon: God was not disclosing his will through prophets or priests, so the period was spiritually dark. However, that darkness was about to end when God communicated with Samuel (3:2–4:1a).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh’s word was rare

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,boy Shəmūʼēl ministering DOM YHWH to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before ˊĒlī and,word YHWH it_became rare in_the=days the=those not vision widespread )

Alternate translation: “Yahweh did not often speak to people”

BI 1Sa 3:1 ©