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Yahweh Calls Samuel

Now (A)the young boy Samuel was ministering to Yahweh before Eli. And (B)word from Yahweh was rare in those days; [a]visions were infrequent.

And it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now (C)his eyesight had begun to fade, and he could not see well), and (D)the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God was,

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:1 Lit no vision spread abroad

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. The lamp(F) of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house(G) of the Lord, where the ark(H) of God was.

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