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1 Samuel 3

The Prophetic Call to Samuel

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Now  athe boyh5288 Samuelh8050 was ministeringh8334 to the LORDh3068 beforeh6440 Elih5941. And  bwordh1697 from the LORDh3068 was rareh3368 in thoseh1992a daysh3117,  1visionsh2377 were infrequenth369h6555.

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It happenedh1961 at that timeh3117 as Elih5941 was lyingh7901 downh7901 in his placeh4725 (now  ahis eyesighth5869 had begunh2490c to grow dimh3544 and he couldh3201 not seeh7200 well),

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and  athe lamph5216 of Godh430 had not yeth2962 goneh3518 out, and Samuelh8050 was lyingh7901 downh7901 in the templeh1964 of the LORDh3068 whereh834h8033 the arkh727 of Godh430 was,

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that the LORDh3068 calledh7121 Samuelh8050; and he saidh559, " aHereh2009 I am."

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Then he ranh7323 to Elih5941 and saidh559, "Hereh2009 I am, for you calledh7121 me." But he saidh559, "I did not callh7121, lieh7901 downh7901 againh7725." So he wenth1980 and layh7901 downh7901.

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The LORDh3068 calledh7121 yeth5750 againh3254, "Samuelh8050!" So Samuelh8050 aroseh6965 and wenth1980 to Elih5941 and saidh559, "Hereh2009 I am, for you calledh7121 me." But he  1answeredh559, "I did not callh7121, my sonh1121, lieh7901 downh7901 againh7725."

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 aNow Samuelh8050 did not yeth2962 knowh3045 the LORDh3068, norh2962 had the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 yeth2962 been revealedh1540 to him.

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So the LORDh3068 calledh7121 Samuelh8050 againh3254 for the thirdh7992 timeh7992. And he aroseh6965 and wenth1980 to Elih5941 and saidh559, "Hereh2009 I am, for you calledh7121 me." Then Elih5941 discernedh995 that the LORDh3068 was callingh7121 the boyh5288.

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And Elih5941 saidh559 to Samuelh8050, "Goh1980 lieh7901 downh7901, and it shall be ifh518 He callsh7121 you, that you shall sayh559, `Speakh1696, LORDh3068, for Your servanth5650 is listeningh8085.' " So Samuelh8050 wenth1980 and layh7901 downh7901 in his placeh4725.

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Then the LORDh3068 cameh935 and stoodh3320 and calledh7121 as at otherh6471 timesh6471, "Samuelh8050! Samuelh8050!" And Samuelh8050 saidh559, "Speakh1696, for Your servanth5650 is listeningh8085."

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The LORDh3068 saidh559 to Samuelh8050, "Beholdh2009,  aI am about to doh6213a a thingh1697 in Israelh3478 at whichh834 bothh8147 earsh241 of everyoneh3605 who hearsh8085 it will tingleh6750.

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"In that dayh3117  aI will carryh6965 out againsth413 Elih5941 allh3605 that I have spokenh1696 concerningh413 his househ1004, from beginningh2490c to endh3615.

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"For  aI have toldh5046 him that I am about to judgeh8199 his househ1004 foreverh5704h5769 for  bthe iniquityh5771 whichh834 he knewh3045, becauseh3588  chis sonsh1121 broughth7043 a curseh7043 on themselvesh1992a and  dhe did not rebukeh3543b them.

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"Thereforeh3651 I have swornh7650 to the househ1004 of Elih5941 that  athe iniquityh5771 of Eli'sh5941 househ1004 shall not be atonedh3722a for by sacrificeh2077 or offeringh4503 foreverh5704h5769."

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So Samuelh8050 layh7901 downh7901 untilh5704 morningh1242. Then he  aopenedh6605a the doorsh1817 of the househ1004 of the LORDh3068. But Samuelh8050 was afraidh3372a to tellh5046  bthe visionh4759a to Elih5941.

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Then Elih5941 calledh7121 Samuelh8050 and saidh559, "Samuelh8050, my sonh1121." And he saidh559, "Hereh2009 I am."

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He saidh559, "Whath4100 is the wordh1697 that He spokeh1696 to you? Pleaseh4994 do not hideh3582 it from me.  aMay Godh430 doh6213a soh3541 to you, and moreh3254 alsoh3541, ifh518 you hideh3582 anythingh1697 from me of allh3605 the wordsh1697 that He spokeh1696 to you."

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So Samuelh8050 toldh5046 him everythingh3605 and hidh3582 nothingh3808 from him. And he saidh559, " aIt is the LORDh3068; let Him doh6213a whath2896a seems goodh2896a to Him."

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Thus  aSamuelh8050 grewh1431 and  bthe LORDh3068 was with him and  clet noneh3808h3605 of his wordsh1697  1failh5307h776.

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Allh3605 Israelh3478  afrom Danh1835 even to Beershebah884 knewh3045 that Samuelh8050 was confirmedh539 as a propheth5030 of the LORDh3068.

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And  athe LORDh3068 appearedh7200 againh3254 at Shilohh7887,  bbecauseh3588 the LORDh3068 revealedh1540 Himself to Samuelh8050 at Shilohh7887 by the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068.



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