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1 Samuel 3:7

Samuel

5 He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

6 Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

8 Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

9 “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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BSB
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
KJV
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
WEB
Now Samuel didn’t yet know the LORD, neither was the LORD’s word yet revealed to him.
ASV
Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.
DARBY
Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.
BLB
And Samuel did not know YHWH, and the word of YHWH was not yet revealed to him.
ÅB
Samuel kjente enda ikke Herren; for Herrens ord var enda ikke åpenbart for ham.
OTB
Samuel hadde ennå ikke møtt Herren, og Herrens ord hadde ikke blitt åpenbart for ham.
B1930
Samuel kjente ennu ikke Herren; for Herrens ord var ennu ikke åpenbaret for ham.

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Cross references

  • Acts 19:2

    and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

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  • Jeremiah 9:24

    But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

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