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1 Samuel 3

21 aligned verses; 21 with wording or punctuation differences .

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And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli , and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days -- there is no vision broken forth .
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli . And the word of the LORD was precious in those days ; there was no open vision.
And it cometh to pass , at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim -- he is not able to see .
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim , that he could not see ;
And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah , where the ark of God `is' ,
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD , where the ark of God was , and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel , and he saith , ` Here ` am ' I. '
That the LORD called Samuel : and he answered , Here am I.
And he runneth unto Eli, and saith , ` Here ` am ' I , for thou hast called for me ;' and he saith , ` I called not; turn back, lie down ;' and he goeth and lieth down.
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.
And Jehovah addeth to call again Samuel , and Samuel riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith , ` Here ` am ' I , for thou hast called for me ;' and he saith , ` I have not called, my son , turn back, lie down. '
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said , Here am I ; for thou didst call me . And he answered , I called not , my son ; lie down again .
And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah , and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD , neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
And Jehovah addeth to call Samuel the third time , and he riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith , ` Here ` am ' I , for thou hast called for me ;' and Eli understandeth that Jehovah is calling to the youth .
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time . And he arose and went to Eli, and said , Here am I ; for thou didst call me . And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child .
And Eli saith to Samuel, ` Go, lie down , and it hath been , if He doth call unto thee, that thou hast said , Speak, Jehovah, for Thy servant is hearing;' and Samuel goeth and lieth down in his place.
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down : and it shall be , if he call thee, that thou shalt say , Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
And Jehovah cometh , and stationeth Himself , and calleth as time by time , ` Samuel, Samuel ;' and Samuel saith , ` Speak , for Thy servant if hearing . '
And the LORD came , and stood , and called as at other times , Samuel, Samuel . Then Samuel answered , Speak ; for thy servant heareth .
And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Lo , I am doing a thing in Israel, at which the two ears of every one hearing it do tingle.
And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold , I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
In that day I establish unto Eli all that I have spoken unto his house, beginning and completing;
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house : when I begin , I will also make an end.
and I have declared to him that I am judging his house -- to the age, for the iniquity which he hath known, for his sons are making themselves vile, and he hath not restrained them ,
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
and therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli : the iniquity of the house of Eli is not atoned for, by sacrifice , and by offering -- unto the age . '
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli , that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever .
And Samuel lieth till the morning, and openeth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and Samuel is afraid of declaring the vision unto Eli .
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith , ` Samuel, my son ;' and he saith , ` Here ` am ' I. '
Then Eli called Samuel, and said , Samuel, my son . And he answered , Here am I.
And he saith , ` What ` is ' the word which He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee , hide it not from me ; so doth God do to thee, and so doth He add , if thou hidest from me a word of all the words that He hath spoken unto thee. '
And he said , What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me : God do so to thee, and more also , if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words , and hath not hid from him ; and he saith , ` It ` is ' Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth . '
And Samuel told him every whit , and hid nothing from him . And he said , It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
And Samuel groweth up , and Jehovah hath been with him, and hath not let fall any of his words to the earth;
And Samuel grew , and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
and all Israel know, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, that Samuel is established for a prophet to Jehovah .
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD .
And Jehovah addeth to appear in Shiloh , for Jehovah hath been revealed unto Samuel , in Shiloh , by the word of Jehovah .
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh : for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD .

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