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And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was [a]precious in those days; there was no [b]frequent vision. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 3:1 Or, rare
  2. 1 Samuel 3:1 Hebrew widely spread.

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)

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

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