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1 Samuel 3:7
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KJ21
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
ASV
Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.
AMP
Now Samuel did not yet know [or personally experience] the Lord, and the word of the Lord was not yet revealed [directly] to him.
AMPC
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord was not yet revealed to him.
BRG
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
CSB
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
CSBA
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
CEB
( Now Samuel didn’t yet know the Lord, and the Lord’s word hadn’t yet been revealed to him.)
CJB
Now Sh’mu’el didn’t yet know Adonai; the word of Adonai had not yet been revealed to him.
CEV
The Lord had not spoken to Samuel before, and Samuel did not recognize the voice.
DARBY
Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.
DRA
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
ERV
Samuel did not yet know the Lord because the Lord had not spoken directly to him before.
EASY
Samuel did not know the Lord yet. The Lord had not spoken to him before.
EHV
Now Samuel had not yet experienced the Lord’s presence, that is, the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
ESV
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
ESVUK
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
EXB
Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and ·the Lord had not spoken directly to him yet [L the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him before].
GNV
Thus did Samuel, before he knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed unto him.
GW
Samuel had no experience with the Lord, because the Lord’s word had not yet been revealed to him.
GNT
The Lord called Samuel again. The boy did not know that it was the Lord, because the Lord had never spoken to him before. So he got up, went to Eli, and said, “You called me, and here I am.” But Eli answered, “My son, I didn't call you; go back to bed.”
HCSB
Now Samuel had not yet experienced the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
ICB
Samuel did not yet know the Lord. The Lord had not spoken directly to him yet.
ISV
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord and had not yet had the word of the Lord revealed to him.
JUB
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither had the word of the LORD yet been revealed unto him.
KJV
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
AKJV
 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
LSB
Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, nor had the word of Yahweh yet been revealed to him.
LEB
Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, and the word of Yahweh had not yet been revealed to him.
TLB
(Samuel had never had a message from Jehovah before.)
MSG
God called again, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, “I heard you call. Here I am.” Again Eli said, “Son, I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” (This all happened before Samuel knew God for himself. It was before the revelation of God had been given to him personally.)
MEV
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
NOG
Samuel had no experience with Yahweh, because the word of Yahweh had not yet been revealed to him.
NABRE
Samuel did not yet recognize the Lord, since the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
NASB
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord yet been revealed to him.
NASB1995
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord yet been revealed to him.
NCB
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
NCV
Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the Lord had not spoken directly to him yet.
NET
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord; the Lord’s messages had not yet been revealed to him.
NIRV
Samuel didn’t know the Lord yet. That’s because the Lord still hadn’t given him a message.
NIV
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
NIVUK
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
NKJV
(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)
NLV
Now Samuel did not know the Lord yet. And the Word of the Lord had not been made known to him.
NLT
Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before.
NRSVA
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
NRSVACE
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
NRSVCE
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
NRSVUE
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
OJB
Now Shmuel did not yet know Hashem; the Devar Hashem was not yet revealed unto him [See Yn 1:1,14).
RGT
Thus did Samuel, before he knew the LORD and before the Word of the LORD was revealed to him.
RSV
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
RSVCE
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
TLV
Now Samuel had not experienced Adonai yet, since the word of Adonai had not yet been revealed to him.
VOICE
Samuel did not recognize the voice of the Eternal One, for the word of the Eternal had not been revealed to Samuel yet. So Samuel went back again to his bed.
WEB
Now Samuel didn’t yet know Yahweh, neither was Yahweh’s word yet revealed to him.
WYC
Forsooth Samuel knew not yet the Lord, neither the word of the Lord was showed to him. (For Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord was not yet shown to him.)
YLT
And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.
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