Protestantism
English
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 the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
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 boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.
And the child Samuel served Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
1 How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel. 11 God tells Samuel the destruction of Eli’s house. 15 Samuel, though loathe, tells Eli the vision. 19 Samuel grows in credit.
And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.
And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.
And the child Samuel ministered unto HaShem before Eli. And the word of HaShem was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
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 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.
Samuel’s First Encounter with Yahweh
Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh ⌞in the presence⌟1 of Eli. The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
- Literally “in the face of”
And the boy Samuel was serving Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days. There was no breaking-through vision.
And the child Samuel served the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days. There was no open vision.
The child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
The child Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. The word of Jehovah was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
The child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
And the child Samuel ministered unto Yhwh before Eli. And the word of Yhwh was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
And the child Samuel ministered unto יהוה before Eli. And the word of יהוה was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
Now, the boy Samuel, was ministering unto Yahweh, before Eli,—and, the word of Yahweh, had become rare in those days, there was no well-known vision.
And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
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.
Catholicism
English
Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.
Samuel is four times called by the Lord: who reveals to him the evil that shall fall on Heli, and his house.
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.1
- 3:1Precious: That is, rare.(Challoner)