1 Samuel 3:10

10 Depois veio o Senhor, parou e chamou como das outras vezes: Samuel! Samuel! Ao que respondeu Samuel: Fala, porque o teu servo ouve.

1 Samuel 3:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 3:10

And the Lord came, and stood
At the place where Samuel lay; either there was, as Kimchi, a form before his eyes in the vision of prophecy, some visible corporeal shape assumed; or a bright splendour an illustrious appearance of the glory of God; or it may be rather the voice, which before seemed to be at some distance whereabout Eli lay; it now seemed nearer, and was as the voice of one just by him, that sounded in his ears:

and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel:
repeating his name, in order the more to excite his attention:

then Samuel answered, speak, for thy servant heareth;
he leaves out the word Lord, which Eli bid him use; for he might be afraid as yet to make mention of the name of the Lord in the vision of prophecy, as Kimchi speaks; or lest it should be the voice of another, as Jarchi; as yet he might not be quite certain whether it was the voice of the Lord, or the voice of a man; for that he should have any mistrust of its being the voice of a demon or spectre, there is no reason to believe.

1 Samuel 3:10 In-Context

8 O Senhor, pois, tornou a chamar a Samuel pela terceira vez. E ele, levantando-se, foi a Eli e disse: Eis-me aqui, porque tu me chamaste. Então entendeu Eli que o Senhor chamava o menino.

9 Pelo que Eli disse a Samuel: Vai deitar-te, e há de ser que, se te chamar, dirás: Fala, Senhor, porque o teu servo ouve. Foi, pois, Samuel e deitou-se no seu lugar.

10 Depois veio o Senhor, parou e chamou como das outras vezes: Samuel! Samuel! Ao que respondeu Samuel: Fala, porque o teu servo ouve.

11 Então disse o Senhor a Samuel: Eis que vou fazer uma coisa em Israel, a qual fará tinir ambos os ouvidos a todo o que a ouvir.

12 Naquele mesmo dia cumprirei contra Eli, de princípio a fim, tudo quanto tenho falado a respeito da sua casa.