King James Version
1 Samuel 3:19 in the King James Version says “And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.”
1 Samuel 3:19 · KJV
And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. more also: Hebr. so add any thing: or, word
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. every: Heb. all the things, or, words
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. established: or, faithful
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“grew”
H1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
“and 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)
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“fall”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“was with him and did let none of his words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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