King James Version
1 Samuel 3:5 in the King James Version says “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 a...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
1 Samuel 3:5 · KJV
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.
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. Now: or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the LORD, and before the word of the LORD was revealed unto him
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“I called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“I called”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“and lay down”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
“and lay down”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
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