Then the Lord called Samuel,[a] and he answered, “Here I am.” He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“I didn’t call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

Once again the Lord called, “Samuel!”

Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“I didn’t call, my son,” he replied. “Go back and lie down.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 3:4 DSS, LXX read called, “Samuel! Samuel!”

Then the Lord called Samuel.

Samuel answered, “Here I am.(A) And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”

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When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, so I answered: I’m at your service.

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When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, ‘What can I do?’

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