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