4Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, "Here I am."
4Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, "Here I am."
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.
2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
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.
4 Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, "Here I am."
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.
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."
3:4That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.
3:4That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
3:4And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
3:4that Jehovah called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.
3:4that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.
3:4that the LORD called Samuel: and he said, Here am I.
3:4That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
3:4that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, |Here I am.|
3:4and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, 'Here am I.'