1 Samuel

1 Samuel 3:6

⁶Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!”

So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.”

“My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Once again	וַיֹּ֣סֶף	way·yō·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
called	קְרֹ֣א	qə·rō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֒	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
So Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֙	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
got up	וַיָּ֤קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
went	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Eli	עֵלִ֔י	‘ê·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5941 Eli
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Here I am	הִנְנִ֔י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have called	קָרָ֖אתָ	qā·rā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
My son	בְנִ֖י	ḇə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
I did not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
call	קָרָ֥אתִי	qā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Eli replied	וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go back	שׁ֥וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and lie down	שְׁכָֽב׃	šə·ḵāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7901 lie down

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.