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Samuel Grows Up

18 But Samuel ·obeyed [L served; ministered before] the Lord. As a boy he wore a linen ·holy vest [ephod; C a special garment worn only by priests; Ex. 28:6–14]. 19 Every year his mother made a little ·coat [robe] for him and took it to him when she went with her husband to Shiloh [1:3] for the [annual] sacrifice.

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Samuel before the Lord as a Boy

18 Now (A)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy (B)wearing a linen ephod. 19 And his mother would make for him a little (C)robe and bring it up to him from year to year when she would come up with her husband to offer (D)the yearly sacrifice.

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