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OET (OET-RV) Meanwhile young Shemuel was serving Yahweh under Eli. In those days, Yahweh rarely spoke to the people or sent visions.
OET-LV and_the_boy Shəmūʼēl/(Samuel) was_serving DOM YHWH to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before ˊĒlī and_message_of YHWH it_was rare in_the_days the_those there_was_not vision spread_out.
UHB וְהַנַּ֧עַר 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).
BrLXX Καὶ 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. )
BrTr And 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.
ULT Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh to the face of Eli. And the word of Yahweh was rare in those days; vision was not spread.
UST While he was still a boy, Samuel was working for Yahweh while Eli supervised him. At that time, Yahweh did not often speak messages to people, and Yahweh did not often give visions to people.
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.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB The 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.
WEBBE The 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)
NET Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.
LSV And 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.
FBV The boy Samuel served before the Lord under Eli's supervision. At that time messages from the Lord were rare—visions were not common.
T4T While 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.
LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available
BBE Now 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.
Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available
JPS And 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.
ASV And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
DRA Now 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.
YLT And 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.
Drby And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
RV And 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.
SLT And the boy Samuel serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; no vision spread abroad.
Wbstr And 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-1769 And 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)
Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available
Gnva Nowe 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. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available
ClVg Puer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli, et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis: non erat visio manifesta.[fn]
(Puer however Samuel served Master before Heli, and speech Master was pretiosus in/into/on days to_them: not/no was vision 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/into/on lib. Reg. Whence in/into/on days to_them not/no was vision manifesta. Because sins because of_the_people and beforelatorum not/no apparebat Master through visiones or through angelicas responsiones, like to_the_fathers appeared.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available
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).
Note 1 topic: writing-background
וְהַנַּ֧עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל מְשָׁרֵ֥ת אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י עֵלִ֑י וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֤ה יָקָר֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין חָז֖וֹן נִפְרָֽץ
(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,boy Shəmūʼēl/(Samuel) ministering DOM YHWH to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before ˊĒlī and,word_of YHWH it_became rare in_the=days the=those not vision widespread )
The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לִפְנֵ֣י עֵלִ֑י
to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before ˊĒlī
See how you translated the similar expression in [2:11](../02/11.md). Alternate translation: [together with Eli] or [as an apprentice to Eli]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֤ה יָקָר֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין חָז֖וֹן נִפְרָֽץ
and,word_of YHWH it_became rare in_the=days the=those not vision widespread
The author may be using two types of revelation, a word and a vision, to represent revelation in general, which would also include such things as dreams, signs, etc. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Not many people received revelations from Yahweh in those days]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֤ה יָקָר֙
and,word_of YHWH it_became rare
The author is using the term word by association to mean what Yahweh said by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [And Yahweh rarely spoke to people]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם
in_the=days the=those
The author is using the term days by association to mean a specific time, since time is made up of days. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [at that time]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
אֵ֥ין חָז֖וֹן נִפְרָֽץ
not vision widespread
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Yahweh was not spreading visions]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אֵ֥ין חָז֖וֹן נִפְרָֽץ
not vision widespread
The author is speaking as if a vision were a physical thing that could be spread. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [not many people had visions]