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1 Samuel 3:2-4
Revised Standard Version
1 Samuel 3:2-4
Revised Standard Version
2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place; 3 the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down within the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!”[a] and he said, “Here I am!”
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- 1 Samuel 3:4 Gk See 3.10: Heb the Lord called Samuel
1 Samuel 3:2-4
New International Version
1 Samuel 3:2-4
New International Version
2 One night Eli, whose eyes(A) were becoming so weak that he could barely see,(B) was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp(C) of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house(D) of the Lord, where the ark(E) of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel.
Samuel answered, “Here I am.(F)”
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