1 Samuel 3:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
עֶבֶד
servant/ your
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עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
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קָרָא
he will call
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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יְהֹוָה
O Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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דָבַר
speak
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דָבַר
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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שָׁכַב
lie down
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שָׁכַב
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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שְׁמוּאֵל
Samuel
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שְׁמוּאֵל
Shemuel, the name of three Israelites
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עֵלִי
Eli
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עֵלִי
Eli, an Israelite highpriest
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