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1 Samuel 3:5

World English Bible

He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.”
He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.”
He went and lay down.

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1 Samuel 3:5 in other translations

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 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 3:5 in context

  1. 3and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple where God’s ark was,
  2. 4Yahweh called Samuel. He said, “Here I am.”
  3. 5He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.”
    He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.”
    He went and lay down.
  4. 6Yahweh called yet again, “Samuel!”
    Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; for you called me.”
    He answered, “I didn’t call, my son. Lie down again.”
  5. 7Now Samuel didn’t yet know Yahweh, neither was Yahweh’s word yet revealed to him.