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1 Samuel 3:9-11
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 3:9-11
International Standard Version
9 so Eli told Samuel, “Go lie down, and then if he calls you, answer, ‘Speak, Lord, because your servant is listening.’” Then Samuel[a] went and lay down.
10 Later, the Lord came and stood there, calling out, “Samuel! Samuel!” as he had before.
Samuel said, “Speak, because your servant is listening.”
11 “Look,” the Lord told Samuel. “I’m about to do something[b] in Israel that will make both ears of anyone who hears it tingle.
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- 1 Samuel 3:9 Lit. he
- 1 Samuel 3:11 Lit. do a work
1 Samuel 3:9-11
New International Version
1 Samuel 3:9-11
New International Version
9 So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!(A)”
Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
11 And the Lord said to Samuel: “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.(B)
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