18 Samuel served in the Lord’s presence(A)—this mere boy was dressed in the linen ephod.(B) 19 Each year his mother made him a little robe(C) and took it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.(D)

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Samuel’s Life in the Tabernacle

18 Now Samuel was serving before Yahweh, as a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19 His mother used to make for him a small robe and take it to him year by year[a] whenever she came up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:19 Literally “from days to days”
  2. 1 Samuel 2:19 Literally “the sacrifice of days”