1 Samuel 2:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.”
1 Samuel 2:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 2:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 2:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.”
1 Samuel 2:18 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 2:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. ”
1 Samuel 2:18 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel is ministering <FI>in<Fi> the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt <FI>with<Fi> an ephod of linen;”
1 Samuel 2:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 2:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod. ”
1 Samuel 2:18 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 2:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now Samuel being a yong childe ministred before the Lord, girded with a linen Ephod.”
1 Samuel 2:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 2:18 in Context — 1 Samuel 2
16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.
What Does 1 Samuel 2:18 Mean?
1 Samuel 2:18 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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