1Sam 3
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And the child Samuel ministered to YHWH before Eli. And the word of YHWH was precious
in those days; there was no frequent vision.
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And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes
had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),
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and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down [to sleep], in
the temple of YHWH, where the ark of God was;
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that YHWH called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.
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And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. And he said, I called not;
lie down again. And he went and lay down.
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And YHWH called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here
am I; for you called me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
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Now Samuel did not yet know YHWH, neither was the word of YHWH yet revealed to him.
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And YHWH called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said,
Here am I; for you called me. And Eli perceived that YHWH had called the child.
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Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call you, that
you shall say, Speak, YHWH; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in
his place.
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And YHWH came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel
said, Speak; for your servant hears.
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And YHWH said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears
of every one that hears it shall tingle.
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In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house,
from the beginning even to the end.
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For I have told him whom I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he
knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.
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And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli`s house shall
not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
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And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of YHWH. And Samuel
feared to show Eli the vision.
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Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
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And he said, What is the thing that [YHWH] has spoken to you? I pray you, hide it
not from me: God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all
the things that he spoke to you.
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And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is YHWH:
let him do what seems him good.
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And Samuel grew, and YHWH was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the
ground.
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And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be
a prophet of YHWH.
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And YHWH appeared again in Shiloh; for YHWH revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by
the word of YHWH.