King James Version
1 Samuel 3:4 in the King James Version says “That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.”
1 Samuel 3:4 · KJV
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;
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
And 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.
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“That the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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