The Meaning of 1 Samuel 3:5 Explained

1 Samuel 3:5

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.

ASV: 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.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 3:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 1 Samuel 3:5 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 3:1-9 - Speak, Lord For Thy Servant Heareth

As we read again these familiar verses, we are taken back in thought to the dear scenes of childhood-to the home we remember so well and to the mother's voice, perhaps now silent. This story, which was our favorite then, is hardly less dear to us now that we are well advanced on the pathway toward the home beyond.

The dying lamp of the Tabernacle, the glimmering dawn, the silence and awe of the Holy Place were in strict accord with the boy's attentive ear and opened heart. The rug or couch on which he lay was not too lowly for the eternal God to visit. Stooping from His high heaven, He came, and stood, and called. He was not angry because the child did not understand; nor did he, impatient of the delay, close the interview because He was not recognized. He knew that, once he understood, Samuel's heart would be eager to obey the call. With all of us there is ignorance as well as mistake. In our confusion we run hither and thither. It is best to lie still, even though the heart throbs and the attention is alert, until the knock is again heard on the door. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 3

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 loath, tells Eli the vision
¹⁹ Samuel grows in credit

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 3:5 mean?

So he ran to Eli and said Here I am for you called me and he said not I did call again Lie down and he went and lay down -

וַיָּ֣רָץ אֶל־ עֵלִ֗י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הִנְנִי֙ כִּֽי־ קָרָ֣אתָ לִּ֔י וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹֽא־ קָרָ֖אתִי שׁ֣וּב שְׁכָ֑ב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב ס

וַיָּ֣רָץ	So he ran
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רוּץ Sense: to run.
עֵלִ֗י	Eli
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵלִי Sense: descendant of Aaron through Ithamar and high priest and judge of Israel when Samuel entered service as a child.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הִנְנִי֙	Here I am
Parse: Interjection, first person common singular Root: הֵן Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
קָרָ֣אתָ	you called
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
לִּ֔י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	and he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
קָרָ֖אתִי	I did call
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שׁ֣וּב	again
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
שְׁכָ֑ב	Lie down
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: שָׁכַב Sense: to lie down.
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	and he went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב	and lay down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁכַב Sense: to lie down.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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