King James Version
1 Samuel 3:10 in the King James Version says “And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.”
1 Samuel 3:10 · KJV
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. when: Heb. beginning and ending
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“and stood”
H3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
“and called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“as at other times”
H6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
“as at other times”
H6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
“Speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“heareth”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
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