Verse
1 Samuel 3:9 — Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he…
“Therefore 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.”
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The verses around 1 Samuel 3:9.
7Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
8And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.
9Therefore 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.
10And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
11And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
Verse explanation
Eli teaches Samuel the right response: “Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth” — it has become one of the most quoted phrases in the Bible as a symbol of readiness to listen to God, even without yet knowing what one will hear.
From the 1 Samuel 3 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Samuel 3:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Therefore 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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Pelo que Eli disse a Samuel: Vae te deitar, e ha de ser que, se te chamar, dirás: Falla, Senhor, porque o teu servo ouve. Então Samuel foi e se deitou no seu logar.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E disse Eli a Samuel: Vai, e deita-te: e se te chamar, dirás: Fala, SENHOR, que teu servo ouve. Assim se foi Samuel, e deitou-se em seu lugar.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Así que Elí le dijo a Samuel: “Vuelve a la cama, y si escuchas el llamado, dile: ‘Habla, Señor, porque tu siervo te escucha’”. Así que Samuel volvió a su cama.
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