1 Samuel 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.”

1 Samuel 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.””

1 Samuel 3:16 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 3:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I. ”

1 Samuel 3:16 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, `Samuel, my son;' and he saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I.'”

1 Samuel 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I. ”

1 Samuel 3:16 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here I am.”

1 Samuel 3:16 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 3:16 in Context — 1 Samuel 3

14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

17 And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

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What Does 1 Samuel 3:16 Mean?

1 Samuel 3:16 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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