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1 Samuel 3 – King James Version (KJV)

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1Sa 3:1 - And the child^H5288 Samuel^H8050 ministered^H8334 unto^H853 the LORD^H3068 before^H6440 Eli.^H5941 And the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 was^H1961 precious^H3368 in^H3117^➔ those^H1992 days;^➔^H3117 there was no^H369 open^H6555 vision.^H2377

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1Sa 3:2 - And it came to pass^H1961 at^H3117^➔ that^H1931 time,^➔^H3117 when Eli^H5941 was laid down^H7901 in his place,^H4725 and his eyes^H5869 began^H2490 to wax dim,^H3544 that he could^H3201 not^H3808 see;^H7200

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1Sa 3:3 - And^H5216^➔ ere^H2962 the lamp^➔^H5216 of God^H430 went out^H3518 in the temple^H1964 of the LORD,^H3068 where^H834^H8033 the ark^H727 of God^H430 was, and Samuel^H8050 was laid down^H7901 to sleep;

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1Sa 3:4 - That^H7121^➔ the LORD^H3068 called^➔^H7121 Samuel:^H8050 and he answered,^H559 Here^H2005^➔ am I.^➔^H2005

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1Sa 3:5 - And he ran^H7323 unto^H413 Eli,^H5941 and said,^H559 Here^H2005^➔ am I;^➔^H2005 for^H3588 thou calledst^H7121 me. And he said,^H559 I called^H7121 not;^H3808 lie down^H7901 again.^H7725 And he went^H3212 and lay down.^H7901

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1Sa 3:6 - And^H3254^➔ the LORD^H3068 called^H7121 yet^H5750 again,^➔^H3254 Samuel.^H8050 And^H6965^➔ Samuel^H8050 arose^➔^H6965 and went^H3212 to^H413 Eli,^H5941 and said,^H559 Here^H2005^➔ am I;^➔^H2005 for^H3588 thou didst call^H7121 me.^H589 And he answered,^H559 I called^H7121 not,^H3808 my son;^H1121 lie down^H7901 again.^H7725

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1Sa 3:7 - Now Samuel^H8050 did^H3045^➔ not yet^H2962 know^➔^H3045 the LORD,^H3068 neither^H2962^➔ was^H1540^➔ the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 yet^➔^H2962 revealed^➔^H1540 unto him.^H413

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1Sa 3:8 - And^H3254^➔ the LORD^H3068 called^H7121 Samuel^H8050 again^➔^H3254 the third time.^H7992 And he arose^H6965 and went^H3212 to^H413 Eli,^H5941 and said,^H559 Here^H2005^➔ am I;^➔^H2005 for^H3588 thou didst call^H7121 me.^H589 And^H995^➔ Eli^H5941 perceived^➔^H995 that^H3588 the LORD^H3068 had called^H7121 the child.^H5288

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1Sa 3:9 - Therefore^H559^➔ Eli^H5941 said^➔^H559 unto Samuel,^H8050 Go,^H3212 lie down:^H7901 and it shall be,^H1961 if^H518 he call^H7121 thee,^H413 that thou shalt say,^H559 Speak,^H1696 LORD;^H3068 for^H3588 thy servant^H5650 heareth.^H8085 So^H3212^➔ Samuel^H8050 went^➔^H3212 and lay down^H7901 in his place.^H4725

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1Sa 3:10 - And^H935^➔ the LORD^H3068 came,^➔^H935 and stood,^H3320 and called^H7121 as at other times,^H6471^H6471 Samuel,^H8050 Samuel.^H8050 Then^H559^➔ Samuel^H8050 answered,^➔^H559 Speak;^H1696 for^H3588 thy servant^H5650 heareth.^H8085

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1Sa 3:11 - And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 to^H413 Samuel,^H8050 Behold,^H2009 I^H595 will do^H6213 a thing^H1697 in Israel,^H3478 at which^H834 both^H8147 the ears of^H241 every one^H3605 that heareth it^H8085 shall tingle.^H6750

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1Sa 3:12 - In^H3117^➔ that^H1931 day^➔^H3117 I will perform^H6965 against^H413 Eli^H5941 all^H3605 things which^H834 I have spoken^H1696 concerning^H413 his house:^H1004 when I begin,^H2490 I will also make an end.^H3615

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1Sa 3:13 - For I have told^H5046 him that^H3588 I^H589 will judge^H8199 his house^H1004 for^H5704 ever^H5769 for the iniquity^H5771 which^H834 he knoweth;^H3045 because^H3588 his sons^H1121 made^H7043^➔ themselves vile,^➔^H7043 and^H3808^➔ he restrained^H3543 them not.^➔^H3808

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1Sa 3:14 - And therefore^H3651 I have sworn^H7650 unto the house^H1004 of Eli,^H5941 that^H518^➔ the iniquity^H5771 of^H1004^➔ Eli's^H5941 house^➔^H1004 shall^H3722^➔ not^➔^H518 be purged^➔^H3722 with sacrifice^H2077 nor offering^H4503 for^H5704 ever.^H5769

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1Sa 3:15 - And^H7901^➔ Samuel^H8050 lay^➔^H7901 until^H5704 the morning,^H1242 and opened^H6605 the doors^H1817 of the house^H1004 of the LORD.^H3068 And Samuel^H8050 feared^H3372 to shew^H5046 Eli^H5941 the vision.^H4759

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1Sa 3:16 - Then^H7121^➔ Eli^H5941 called^➔^H7121 Samuel,^H8050 and said,^H559 Samuel,^H8050 my son.^H1121 And he answered,^H559 Here^H2005^➔ am I.^➔^H2005

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1Sa 3:17 - And he said,^H559 What^H4100 is the thing^H1697 that^H834 the LORD hath said^H1696 unto thee?^H413 I pray^H4994 thee hide^H3582 it not^H408 from me:^H4480 God^H430 do^H6213 so^H3541 to thee, and^H3541 more also,^H3254 if^H518 thou hide^H3582 any thing^H1697 from me^H4480 of all^H3605 the things^H1697 that^H834 he said^H1696 unto thee.^H413

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1Sa 3:18 - And^H5046^➔ Samuel^H8050 told^➔^H5046 him every^H3605 whit,^H1697 and^H3808^➔ hid^H3582 nothing^➔^H3808 from him.^H4480 And he said,^H559 It^H1931 is the LORD:^H3068 let him do^H6213 what seemeth him^H5869 good.^H2896

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1Sa 3:19 - And^H1431^➔ Samuel^H8050 grew,^➔^H1431 and the LORD^H3068 was^H1961 with him,^H5973 and^H3808^➔ did let^H5307^➔ none^➔^H3808 of^H3605 his words^H1697 fall^➔^H5307 to the ground.^H776

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1Sa 3:20 - And^H3045^➔ all^H3605 Israel^H3478 from Dan^H1835 even to^H5704 Beersheba^H884^H884 knew^➔^H3045 that^H3588 Samuel^H8050 was established^H539 to be a prophet^H5030 of the LORD.^H3068

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1Sa 3:21 - And^H3254^➔ the LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200 again^➔^H3254 in Shiloh:^H7887 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 revealed himself^H1540 to^H413 Samuel^H8050 in Shiloh^H7887 by the word^H1697 of the LORD.^H3068

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