5And 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.


In Context

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."

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord : The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

1st Samuel 3:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5And he ran to 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5He ran to Eli, and said, |Here I am; for you called me.| He said, |I didn't call; lie down again.| He went and lay down.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:5And he runneth unto Eli, and saith, 'Here am I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, 'I called not; turn back, lie down;' and he goeth and lieth down.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:5And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.