1 Samuel 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.”
1 Samuel 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.”
1 Samuel 3:1 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.”
1 Samuel 3:1 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days--there is no vision broken forth.”
1 Samuel 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.”
1 Samuel 3:1 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.”
1 Samuel 3:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 3:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 3
1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
What Does 1 Samuel 3:1 Mean?
1 Samuel 3:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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