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1 Samuel 3:7 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 3 · verse 7
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.1 Samuel 3:7 · King James Version
1 Samuel 3:7 in context
5And 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.
6And 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.
7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
8And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
9Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- revealedgâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- worddâbâra wordH1697 →
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To make way for the account of God's revealing himself first to Samuel, we are here told, 1. How industrious Samuel was in serving God, according as his place and capacity were (Sa1 3:1): The child Samuel, though but a child, ministered unto the Lord before Eli.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10