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1 Samuel 2:18
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 2:18
New Catholic Bible
18 Hannah’s Family Grows. Samuel was ministering to the Lord, a boy wearing a linen ephod.[a]
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- 1 Samuel 2:18 Ephod: a priestly garment that little Samuel was already wearing, although his was not made of the same precious material as the priests’.
1 Samuel 2:18
New King James Version
1 Samuel 2:18
New King James Version
Samuel’s Childhood Ministry
18 (A)But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, (B)wearing a linen ephod.
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1 Samuel 2:18
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:18
English Standard Version
18 (A)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy (B)clothed with a linen ephod.
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New King James Version (NKJV) 
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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