Psalms 99:6
4 The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
8 Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.
- KJV
- Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
- WEB
- Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who call on his name. They called on the LORD, and he answered them.
- ASV
- Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them.
- DARBY
- Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name: they called unto Jehovah, and *he* answered them.
- BLB
- Moses and Aaron [were] among His priests, and Samuel among those calling on His name—they called to YHWH, and He answered them.
- ÅB
- Moses og Aron var blant hans prester, og Samuel blant dem som påkalte hans navn; de ropte til Herren, og han svarte dem.
- OTB
- Blant Hans prester var Moses og Aron,
Og Samuel var blant dem som påkalte Hans navn;
De ropte til Herren, og Han svarte dem. - B1930
- Moses og Aron var blandt hans prester, og Samuel blandt dem som påkalte hans navn; de ropte til Herren, og han svarte dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 15:1
Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
Read in contextExodus 24:6–8
And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
Read in contextExodus 15:25
And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
Read in contextExodus 14:15
And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
Read in context1 Samuel 7:9–12
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
Read in context1 Samuel 12:18–24
So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
Read in contextExodus 33:12–15
And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
Read in contextNumbers 16:21–22
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
Read in context