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1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
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1 The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions.
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2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see ;
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2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
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3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
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3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was.
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4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered , Here am I.
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4 Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, "Here I am."
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5 And he ran unto Eli, and said , Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said , I called not; lie down again . And he went and lay down .
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5 And he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." But Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down." So he went and lay down.
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6 And the LORD called yet again , Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said , Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered , I called not, my son; lie down again .
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6 Again the LORD called, "Samuel!" And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." "My son," Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down."
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7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
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7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
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