Passage

1 Samuel 3.1

Book: 1 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

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

"2. And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see), 3. and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was;" (1 Samuel 3:1-3, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was precious in those days. There visions were not frequent."

"2. At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see), 3. and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple, where God’s ark was;" (1 Samuel 3:1-3, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. 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."

"2. 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; 3. 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;" (1 Samuel 3:1-3, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. 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."

"2. 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. 3. 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]," (1 Samuel 3:1-3, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H1697 - dabar

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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