King James Version
1 Samuel 3:1 in the King James Version says “And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
1 Samuel 3:1 · 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.
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the child”
H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
“ministered”
H8334to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“And the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“in those days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“there was no open”
H6555to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
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