1 Samuel 3:16

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”

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WEBBE

Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”

BSB

but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.

KJV

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

ASV

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.

BBE

Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.

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וַיִּקְרָא vai·yik·ra' and he called H7121 עֵלִי 'e·li Eli H5941 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 שְׁמוּאֵל she·mu·'el Samuel H8050 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 שְׁמוּאֵל she·mu·'el O Samuel H8050 בְּנִי be·ni son my H1121 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 הִנֵּנִי hi·ne·ni here [am] I H2005

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–18

What a great deal of guilt and corruption is there in us, concerning which we may say, It is the iniquity which our own heart knoweth; we are conscious to ourselves of it! Those who do not restrain the sins of others, when it is in their power to do it, make themselves partakers of the guilt, and will be charged as joining in it. In his remarkable answer to this awful sentence, Eli acknowledged that the Lord had a right to do as he saw good, being assured that he would do nothing wrong. The meekness, patience, and humility contained in those words, show that he was truly repentant; he accepted the punishment of his sin.

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