1 Samuel

1 Samuel 3:8

⁸Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.”

Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Once again	וַיֹּ֨סֶף	way·yō·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
for the third time	בַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒	baš·šə·li·šîṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
called	קְרֹא־	qə·rō-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֮	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
He got up	וַיָּ֙קָם֙	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
Then Eli	עֵלִ֔י	‘ê·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5941 Eli
realized	וַיָּ֣בֶן	way·yā·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H995 discern
that it was the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who was calling	קֹרֵ֥א	qō·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the boy	לַנָּֽעַר׃	lan·nā·‘ar	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering

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Job 33:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.