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18 But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the Lord. He wore a linen garment like that of a priest.[a] 19 Each year his mother made a small coat for him and brought it to him when she came with her husband for the sacrifice.

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  1. 2:18 Hebrew He wore a linen ephod.

Samuel at Shiloh

18 Now Samuel was ministering in the Lord’s presence, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.[a] 19 His mother would make a small robe for him, and she would bring it each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:18 The ephod was a type of vest normally worn by the Levite priests.