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Samuel Shares the Vision

1 Samuel 3:16

In 11 translations

BSB
but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.
KJV
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
WEB
Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”
ASV
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
LSV
And Eli calls Samuel and says, “Samuel, my son”; and he says, “Here I [am].”
YLT
And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, 'Samuel, my son;' and he saith, 'Here [am] I.'
DBY
And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
DRC
Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.
GNV
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here I am.
JPS
Then Eli called Samuel, and said: 'Samuel, my son.' And he said: 'Here am I.'
LXXE
And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, my son; and he said, Behold, here am I.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּקְרָ֤א עֵלִי֙ אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל בְּנִ֑י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπεν Ἡλὶ πρὸς Σαμουὴλ, Σαμουὴλ τέκνον· καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ.

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