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1 Samuel 3:1

The Lord Calls Samuel

fNow the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. gAnd the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

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1 Samuel 3:1 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

1 Samuel 3:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Samuel 3:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the Lord by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon.

1 Samuel 3:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.

1 Samuel 3:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

The boy Samuel served the Lord under Eli. In those days the Lord did not speak directly to people very often; there were very few visions.

1 Samuel 3:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

1 Samuel 3:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

1 Samuel 3:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days a prophecy from the Lord was rare; visions were infrequent.

1 Samuel 3:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.

1 Samuel 3:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.

1 Samuel 3:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli. The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.

1 Samuel 3:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The boy Samuel served the Lord under the direction of Eli. In those days the Lord didn’t give many messages to his people. He didn’t give them many visions.

1 Samuel 3:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli. And word from the Lord was rare in those days, visions were infrequent.


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