1 Samuel 3:5

He ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.” He went and lay down.

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WEBBE

He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.” He went and lay down.

BSB

He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

KJV

And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

ASV

And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

BBE

And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.

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וַיָּרָץ vai·ya·rotz and he ran H7323 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 עֵלִי 'e·li Eli H5941 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 הִנְנִי hi·ni here [am] I H2005 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 קָרָאתָ ka·ra·ta you summoned H7121 לִּי li (to) (the) me H9030 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 קָרָאתִי ka·ra·ti I summoned H7121 שׁוּב shuv return H7725 שְׁכָב she·khav lie down H7901 וַיֵּלֶךְ vai·ye·lekh and he went H1980 וַיִּשְׁכָּב ס vai·yish·kav and he lay down H7901

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.