1 Samuel

Chapter 3

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehanּa֧'ar shshemu'e֛l meshshare֥t 'et-yehva֖h lipene֣y 'eli֑y udebar-yehva֗h haya֤h yaqar֙ bּayּami֣ym hahe֔m 'e֥yn chaz֖on niperaֽtz׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions.

וְהַנַּ֧עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל מְשָׁרֵ֥ת אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י עֵלִ֑י וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֤ה יָקָר֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין חָז֖וֹן נִפְרָֽץ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ bּayּ֣om hah֔u ve'eli֖y shshoke֣b bּimeqom֑o v'ynv ve'eynayv֙ heche֣lּu keh֔ot lo֥ yuka֖l lire'ֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ב בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ ועינו וְעֵינָיו֙ הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵה֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vene֤r 'elohiym֙ te֣rem yikebּe֔h ushshemu'e֖l shshoke֑b bּeheyka֣l yehva֔h 'ashsher-shsha֖m 'ar֥on 'elohiֽym׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was.

וְנֵ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ טֶ֣רֶם יִכְבֶּ֔ה וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל שֹׁכֵ֑ב בְּהֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם אֲר֥וֹן אֱלֹהִֽים׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֧ yehva֛h 'el-shshemu'e֖l vayּo֥'mer hinּeֽniy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, "Here I am."

וַיִּקְרָ֧א יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣ratz 'el-'eli֗y vayּo֤'mer hineniy֙ kּiֽy-qara֣'ta lּi֔y vayּo֥'mer loֽ'-qara֖'tiy shsh֣ub shsheka֑b vayּe֖leke vayּishshekּaֽb׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." But Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down." So he went and lay down.

וַיָּ֣רָץ אֶל־עֵלִ֗י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הִנְנִי֙ כִּֽי־קָרָ֣אתָ לִּ֔י וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹֽא־קָרָ֖אתִי שׁ֣וּב שְׁכָ֑ב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣sep yehva֗h qero֣ 'od֮ shshemu'el֒ vayּa֤qam shshemu'el֙ vayּe֣leke 'el-'eli֔y vayּo֣'mer hineni֔y kּi֥y qara֖'ta li֑y vayּo֛'mer loֽ'-qara֥'tiy beni֖y shsh֥ub shshekaֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Again the LORD called, "Samuel!" And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." "My son," Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down."

וַיֹּ֣סֶף יְהוָ֗ה קְרֹ֣א עוֹד֮ שְׁמוּאֵל֒ וַיָּ֤קָם שְׁמוּאֵל֙ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־עֵלִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הִנְנִ֔י כִּ֥י קָרָ֖אתָ לִ֑י וַיֹּ֛אמֶר לֹֽא־קָרָ֥אתִי בְנִ֖י שׁ֥וּב שְׁכָֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ushshemu'e֕l te֖rem yada֣ 'et-yehva֑h vete֛rem yigּale֥h 'ela֖yv dּebar-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל טֶ֖רֶם יָדַ֣ע אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְטֶ֛רֶם יִגָּלֶ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨sep yehva֥h qero'-shshemu'el֮ bּashshּelishshiyt֒ vayּa֨qam֙ vayּe֣leke 'el-'eli֔y vayּo֣'mer hineni֔y kּi֥y qara֖'ta li֑y vayּa֣ben 'eli֔y kּi֥y yehva֖h qore֥ lanּaֽ'ar׃

Edified Edition (EDE)A third time the LORD called, "Samuel!" And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." Then Eli realised that the LORD was calling the boy.

וַיֹּ֨סֶף יְהוָ֥ה קְרֹא־שְׁמוּאֵל֮ בַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ וַיָּ֨קָם֙ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־עֵלִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הִנְנִ֔י כִּ֥י קָרָ֖אתָ לִ֑י וַיָּ֣בֶן עֵלִ֔י כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה קֹרֵ֥א לַנָּֽעַר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer 'eli֣y lishshemu'el֮ le֣ke shshekab֒ vehayah֙ 'im-yiqera֣ 'ele֔yka ve'aֽmaretּa֙ dּabּe֣r yehva֔h kּi֥y shshome֖'a 'abedּe֑ka vayּe֣leke shshemu'e֔l vayּishshekּa֖b bּimeqomֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Eli told Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, 'Speak, the LORD, for your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵלִ֣י לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ לֵ֣ךְ שְׁכָב֒ וְהָיָה֙ אִם־יִקְרָ֣א אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ דַּבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב בִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֤ yehvah֙ vayּiteyatzּa֔b vayּiqera֥ kepaֽ'am-bּepa֖'am shshemu'e֣l ׀ shshemu'e֑l vayּo֤'mer shshemu'el֙ dּabּe֔r kּi֥y shshome֖'a 'abedּeֽka׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, "Samuel! Samuel!" Then Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

וַיָּבֹ֤א יְהוָה֙ וַיִּתְיַצַּ֔ב וַיִּקְרָ֥א כְפַֽעַם־בְּפַ֖עַם שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל ׀ שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ דַּבֵּ֔ר כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer yehvah֙ 'el-shshemu'e֔l hinּe֧h 'anoki֛y 'oshse֥h daba֖r bּeyishsera'e֑l 'ashsher֙ kּal-shsho֣me'֔o tּetzilּe֖ynah shshetּe֥y 'azenaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD said to Samuel: "See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הִנֵּ֧ה אָנֹכִ֛י עֹשֶׂ֥ה דָבָ֖ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ כָּל־שֹׁ֣מְע֔וֹ תְּצִלֶּ֖ינָה שְׁתֵּ֥י אָזְנָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּayּ֤om hahu'֙ 'aqi֣ym 'el-'eli֔y 'e֛t kּal-'ashshe֥r dּibּa֖retּiy 'el-bּeyt֑o hache֖l vekalּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family, from beginning to end.

בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ אָקִ֣ים אֶל־עֵלִ֔י אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ הָחֵ֖ל וְכַלֵּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehigּa֣detּiy l֔o kּiֽy-shshope֥t 'ani֛y 'et-bּeyt֖o 'ad-'ola֑m bּa'avo֣n 'ashsher-yada֗ kּiֽy-meqaֽleli֤ym lahem֙ bּana֔yv velo֥ kiha֖h bּaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons made themselves contemptible, and he failed to restrain them.

וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־שֹׁפֵ֥ט אֲנִ֛י אֶת־בֵּית֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם בַּעֲוֺ֣ן אֲשֶׁר־יָדַ֗ע כִּֽי־מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים לָהֶם֙ בָּנָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א כִהָ֖ה בָּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velake֥n nishshebּa֖'etּiy lebe֣yt 'eli֑y 'iֽm-yitekּapּe֞r 'avo֧n bּeyt-'eli֛y bּeze֥bach ubeminecha֖h 'ad-'olaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore I swore to the house of Eli, 'The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.'"

וְלָכֵ֥ן נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְבֵ֣ית עֵלִ֑י אִֽם־יִתְכַּפֵּ֞ר עֲוֺ֧ן בֵּית־עֵלִ֛י בְּזֶ֥בַח וּבְמִנְחָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֤b shshemu'el֙ 'ad-habּo֔qer vayּipetּa֖ch 'et-dּalet֣ot bּeyt-yehva֑h ushshemu'e֣l yare֔ mehagּi֥yd 'et-hamּare'a֖h 'el-'eliֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב שְׁמוּאֵל֙ עַד־הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּפְתַּ֖ח אֶת־דַּלְת֣וֹת בֵּית־יְהוָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל יָרֵ֔א מֵהַגִּ֥יד אֶת־הַמַּרְאָ֖ה אֶל־עֵלִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֤ 'eliy֙ 'et-shshemu'e֔l vayּo֖'mer shshemu'e֣l bּeni֑y vayּo֖'mer hinּeֽniy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)but Eli called him and said, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Here I am."

וַיִּקְרָ֤א עֵלִי֙ אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל בְּנִ֑י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֗'mer ma֤h hadּabar֙ 'ashshe֣r dּibּe֣r 'ele֔yka 'al-na֥ tekache֖d mimּe֑nּiy kּo֣h ya'ashseh-lּeka֤ 'elohiym֙ veko֣h yosi֔yp 'im-tּekache֤d mimּe֨nּiy֙ dּaba֔r mikּal-hadּaba֖r 'ashsher-dּibּe֥r 'eleֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"What was it he said to you?" Eli asked. "Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you."

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֤ה הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ אַל־נָ֥א תְכַחֵ֖ד מִמֶּ֑נִּי כֹּ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ֤ אֱלֹהִים֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם־תְּכַחֵ֤ד מִמֶּ֨נִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר מִכָּל־הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּagּed-l֤o shshemu'el֙ 'et-kּal-hadּebari֔ym velo֥ kiche֖d mimּe֑nּu vayּo'ma֕r yehva֣h h֔u hatּ֥ob bּe'eyna֖v ya'ashseֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, "He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes."

וַיַּגֶּד־ל֤וֹ שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א כִחֵ֖ד מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וַיֹּאמַ֕ר יְהוָ֣ה ה֔וּא הַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינָ֖ו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּigedּa֖l shshemu'e֑l vaֽyhvah֙ haya֣h 'imּ֔o veloֽ'-hipּi֥yl mikּal-dּebara֖yv 'aֽretzah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַֽיהוָה֙ הָיָ֣ה עִמּ֔וֹ וְלֹֽא־הִפִּ֥יל מִכָּל־דְּבָרָ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֨da'֙ kּal-yishsera'e֔l midּa֖n ve'ad-bּe'e֣r shsha֑ba kּi֚y ne'ema֣n shshemu'e֔l lenabi֖y layhvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognised that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD.

וַיֵּ֨דַע֙ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִדָּ֖ן וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע כִּ֚י נֶאֱמָ֣ן שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל לְנָבִ֖יא לַיהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥sep yehva֖h lehera'o֣h beshshilo֑h kּiֽy-nigela֨h yehva֧h 'el-shshemu'e֛l bּeshshil֖o bּideba֥r yehvaֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.

וַיֹּ֥סֶף יְהוָ֖ה לְהֵרָאֹ֣ה בְשִׁלֹ֑ה כִּֽי־נִגְלָ֨ה יְהוָ֧ה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל בְּשִׁל֖וֹ בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃פ