1 Samuel 3:9
“Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
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ASV
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
KJV
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| עֵלִ֣י | 'e.Li | Eli | H5941 → |
| לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ | lish.mu.'El | to Samuel | H8050 → |
| לֵ֣ךְ | lekh | go | H1980 → |
| שְׁכָב֒ | she.Khav | lie down | H7901 → |
| וְהָיָה֙ | ve.ha.Yah | and it will be | H1961 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | that [if] | H518 → |
| יִקְרָ֣א | yik.Ra' | he will call | H7121 → |
| אֵלֶ֔יךָ | 'e.Lei.kha | to you | H413 → |
| וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ | ve.'a.mar.Ta | and you will say | H559 → |
| דַּבֵּ֣ר | da.Ber | speak | H1696 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | O Yahweh | H3068 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| שֹׁמֵ֖עַ | sho.Me.a' | [is] listening | H8085 → |
| עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ | 'av.De.kha | servant your | H5650 → |
| וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | vai.Ye.lekh | and he went | H1980 → |
| שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל | she.mu.'El | Samuel | H8050 → |
| וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב | vai.yish.Kav | and he lay down | H7901 → |
| בִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | bim.ko.Mo | in place his | H4725 → |
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