1 Samuel 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.” He went and lay down.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. ”

1 Samuel 3:5 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he runneth unto Eli, and saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, `I called not; turn back, lie down;' and he goeth and lieth down.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down. ”

1 Samuel 3:5 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he ranne vnto Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou calledst me. But he said, I called thee not: goe againe and sleepe. And he went and slept.”

1 Samuel 3:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 3:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 3

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;

4 That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

6 And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.

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What Does 1 Samuel 3:5 Mean?

1 Samuel 3:5 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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