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I Samuel 3:Verse 1

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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.

Amos 8:11Amos 8:12Amos 8:11Amos 8:12Psalms 74:9
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What Does I Samuel 3:1 Mean?

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"The narrative opens with a chilling theological diagnosis of Israel’s spiritual condition, describing a catastrophic famine of divine revelation. The ..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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.

American Standard Version
ASV

And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

American King James Version
AKJV

And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those daysthere is no vision broken forth.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The child Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. The word of Jehovah was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Darby Translation
Darby

And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

Webster Bible
Webster

And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Now, the boy Samuel, was ministering unto Yahweh, before Eli,—and, the word of Yahweh, had become rare in those days, there was no well-known vision.

Literal Translation
LITV

And the boy Samuel was serving Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days. There was no breaking-through vision.

Modern King James
MKJV

And the child Samuel served the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days. There was no open vision.

Updated King James
UKJV

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.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh ⌞in the presence⌟ of Eli. The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And the child Samuel ministered unto HaShem before Eli. And the word of HaShem was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Forsothe the child Samuel `mynystride to the Lord bifor Heli, and the word of the Lord was preciouse; in tho daies was noon opyn reuelacioun.

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