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Parallel 1SA 3:9

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BI 1Sa 3:9 ©

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

OET (OET-RV)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.

OET-LVAnd_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.

UHBוַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר עֵלִ֣י לִ⁠שְׁמוּאֵל֮ לֵ֣ךְ שְׁכָב֒ וְ⁠הָיָה֙ אִם־יִקְרָ֣א אֵלֶ֔י⁠ךָ וְ⁠אָֽמַרְתָּ֙ דַּבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּ֑⁠ךָ וַ⁠יֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַ⁠יִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בִּ⁠מְקוֹמֽ⁠וֹ׃
   (va⁠yyoʼmer ˊēliy li⁠shəmūʼēl lēk shəkāⱱ və⁠hāyāh ʼim-yiqrāʼ ʼēley⁠kā və⁠ʼāmartā dabēr yhwh kiy shomēˊa ˊaⱱde⁠kā va⁠yyēlek shəmūʼēl va⁠yyishkaⱱ bi⁠məqōm⁠ō.)

Key: khaki:verbs, 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 εἶπεν, ἀνάστρεφε, κάθευδε τέκνον· καὶ ἔσται ἐὰν καλέσῃ σε, καὶ ἐρεῖς, λάλει, ὅτι ἀκούει ὁ δοῦλός σου· καὶ ἐπορεύθη Σαμουὴλ, καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐν τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ.
   (Kai eipen, anastrefe, katheude teknon; kai estai ean kalesaʸ se, kai ereis, lalei, hoti akouei ho doulos sou; kai eporeuthaʸ Samouaʸl, kai ekoimaʸthaʸ en tōi topōi autou. )

BrTrAnd he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place.

ULTAnd Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. And it will happen that, if he calls to you, then you shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh, for your servant is listening.’ ” And Samuel went and lay down in his place.

USTSo he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again. If someone calls you again, say ‘Speak to me, Yahweh, because I am listening!’ ” So Samuel went and lay down again.

BSB“Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’ ”
§ So Samuel went and lay down in his place.


OEBSo Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and if you are called, say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

WEBBETherefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD; for your servant hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETSo Eli said to Samuel, “Go back and lie down. When he calls you, say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” So Samuel went back and lay down in his place.

LSVAnd Eli says to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and it has been, if He calls to you, that you have said, Speak, YHWH, for Your servant is hearing”; and Samuel goes and lies down in his place.

FBVEli told Samuel, “Go back to bed, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, because your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went back to his bed.

T4TSo he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again. If someone calls you again, say ‘Speak to me, Yahweh, because I am listening!’ ” So Samuel went and lay down again.

LEBSo Eli said to Samuel “Go lie down. If he calls[fn] to you, then you must say, ‘Speak Yahweh, because your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.


3:9 Literally “And it will happen that if he calls”

BBESo Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.

MoffNo Moff 1SA book available

JPSTherefore Eli said unto Samuel: 'Go, lie down; and it shall be, if thou be called, that thou shalt say: Speak, LORD; for Thy servant heareth.' So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

ASVTherefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

DRAAnd said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and slept in his place.

YLTAnd Eli saith to Samuel, 'Go, lie down, and it hath been, if He doth call unto thee, that thou hast said, Speak, Jehovah, for Thy servant is hearing;' and Samuel goeth and lieth down in his place.

DrbyAnd Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

RVTherefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

WbstrTherefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he should call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

KJB-1769Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
   (Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee/you, that thou/you shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy/your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. )

KJB-1611Therefore Eli said vnto Samuel, Go, lie downe, & it shal be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speake LORD, for thy seruant heareth. So Samuel went, and lay downe in his place.
   (Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down, and it shall be, if he call thee/you, that thou/you shalt say, Speak LORD, for thy/your servant hears. So Samuel went, and lay down in his place.)

BshpsTherefore Eli sayde vnto Samuel: Go and sleepe, and yf he call thee, then say: Speake Lorde, for thy seruaunt heareth thee. So Samuel went, and slept in his place.
   (Therefore Eli said unto Samuel: Go and sleep, and if he call thee/you, then say: Speak Lord, for thy/your servant hears thee/you. So Samuel went, and slept in his place.)

GnvaTherefore Eli saide vnto Samuel, Goe and sleepe: and if he call thee, then say, Speake Lord, for thy seruant heareth. So Samuel went, and slept in his place.
   (Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go and sleep: and if he call thee/you, then say, Speak Lord, for thy/your servant hears. So Samuel went, and slept in his place. )

Cvdl& he sayde vnto him: Go thy waye agayne, & laye the downe to slepe: and yf the LORDE call the eny more, then saye: Speake LORDE, for yi seruaunt heareth. Samuel wete his waye, and layed him downe in his place.
   (& he said unto him: Go thy/your way again, and lay the down to sleep: and if the LORD call the any more, then say: Speak LORD, for yi servant hears. Samuel went his way, and laid him down in his place.)

Wycand seide, Lo! Y; for thou clepidist me. Therfor Heli vndirstood, that the Lord clepide the child; and Heli seide to Samuel, Go and slepe; and if he clepith thee aftirward, thou schalt seie, Speke thou, Lord, for thi seruaunt herith. Therfor Samuel yede and slepte in his place.
   (and said, Lo! I; for thou/you calledist me. Therefore Heli understood, that the Lord called the child; and Heli said to Samuel, Go and sleep; and if he calleth/calls thee/you afterward, thou/you shalt say, Speak thou/you, Lord, for thy/your servant hears. Therefore Samuel went and slept in his place.)

Luthund sprach zu ihm: Gehe wieder hin und lege dich schlafen; und so du gerufen wirst, so sprich: Rede, HErr; denn dein Knecht höret. Samuel ging hin und legte sich an seinen Ort.
   (and spoke to him: Gehe again there and lege you/yourself sleep; and so you gerufen wirst, so say: Rede, LORD; because your Knecht listent. Samuel went there and laid itself/yourself/themselves at his place.)

ClVget ait: Ecce ego, quia vocasti me. Intellexit ergo Heli quia Dominus vocaret puerum: et ait ad Samuelem: Vade, et dormi: et si deinceps vocaverit te, dices: Loquere, Domine, quia audit servus tuus. Abiit ergo Samuel, et dormivit in loco suo.
   (and he_said: Behold ego, because vocasti me. Intellexit therefore Heli because Master vocaret puerum: and he_said to Samuelem: Vade, and dormi: and when/but_if deinceps vocaverit you(sg), you_say: Loquere, Domine, because audit servus tuus. He_went_away therefore Samuel, and dormivit in instead his_own. )


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pronouns

(Occurrence 0) your servant is

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ˊĒlī to,Samuel go lie_down and=it_was if he/it_called/named to,you and,say speak YHWH that/for/because/then/when listening servant,your and=he/it_went Shəmūʼēl and,lay_down in/on/at/with,place,his )

Eli tells Samuel to speak to Yahweh as if Samuel were another person so that Samuel would show respect to Yahweh. Alternate translation: “I am”

BI 1Sa 3:9 ©