28 (A)So I have also [a]dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is [b]dedicated to the Lord.” And (B)he worshiped the Lord there.

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent
  2. 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent

28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life(A) he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

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Samuel before the Lord as a Boy

18 Now (A)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy (B)wearing a linen ephod.

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18 But Samuel was ministering(A) before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.(B)

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The Prophetic Call to Samuel

Now (A)the boy Samuel was attending to the service of the Lord before Eli. And (B)word from the Lord was rare in those days; [a]visions were infrequent.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:1 Lit there was no vision spreading

The Lord Calls Samuel

The boy Samuel ministered(A) before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare;(B) there were not many visions.(C)

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