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Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
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And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
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And he ran to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call: go back and sleep. And he went and slept.
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And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep.
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Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
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And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli,
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And said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went, and slept in his place.
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And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, as he had called the other times, Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
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And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold I do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle.
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In that day I will raise up against Heli all the things I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin, and I will make an end.
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For I have foretold unto him, that I will judge his house for ever, for iniquity, because he knew that his sons did wickedly, and did not chastise them.