1 Samuel 3:10

10 Und Jehova kam und trat hin und rief wie die anderen Male: Samuel, Samuel! Und Samuel sprach: Rede, denn dein Knecht hört.

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 Und Jehova rief wiederum zum dritten Male: Samuel! Und er stand auf und ging zu Eli und sprach: Hier bin ich, denn du hast mich gerufen. Da erkannte Eli, daß Jehova den Knaben rief.

9 Und Eli sprach zu Samuel: Gehe hin, lege dich; und es geschehe, wenn man dich ruft, so sprich: Rede, Jehova, denn dein Knecht hört. Und Samuel ging hin und legte sich an seinen Ort.

10 Und Jehova kam und trat hin und rief wie die anderen Male: Samuel, Samuel! Und Samuel sprach: Rede, denn dein Knecht hört.

11 Da sprach Jehova zu Samuel: Siehe, ich will eine Sache tun in Israel, daß jedem, der sie hört, seine beiden Ohren gellen sollen.

12 An selbigem Tage werde ich wider Eli alles ausführen, was ich über sein Haus geredet habe: ich werde beginnen und vollenden.