1 Samuel 3:1

The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was precious in those days. There were not many visions, then.

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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.

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.

KJV

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.

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.

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.

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וְהַנַּעַר ve·ha·na·'ar and the lad H5288 שְׁמוּאֵל she·mu·'el Samuel H8050 מְשָׁרֵת me·sha·ret [was] serving H8334 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 עֵלִי 'e·li Eli H5941 וּדְבַר־ u·de·var- and [the] word of H1697 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 הָיָה ha·yah it was H1961 יָקָר ya·kar rare H3368 בַּיָּמִים bai·ya·mim in the days H3117 הָהֵם ha·hem (the) those H1992 אֵין 'ein not H369 חָזוֹן cha·zon vision H2377 נִפְרָץ ס nif·ratz [was] spread out H6555

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–10

The call which Divine grace designs shall be made effectual; will be repeated till it is so, till we come to the call. Eli, perceiving that it was the voice of God that Samuel heard, instructed him what to say. Though it was a disgrace to Eli, for God's call to be directed to Samuel, yet he told him how to meet it. Thus the elder should do their utmost to assist and improve the younger that are rising up. Let us never fail to teach those who are coming after us, even such as will soon be preferred before us, Joh 1:30. Good words should be put into children's mouths betimes, by which they may be prepared to learn Divine things, and be trained up to regard them.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.