1 Samuel 3:3

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1 Samuel 3:3


← 1 Samuel 3:2 1 Samuel 3:3 (KJV) 1 Samuel 3:4 →
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;
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;
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And ere the lampH5216 of GodH430 went outH3518 in the templeH1964 of the LORDH3068, where the arkH727 of GodH430 was, and SamuelH8050 was laid downH7901 to sleep;


Original Hebrew

וְנֵר אֱלֹהִים טֶרֶם יִכְבֶּה וּשְׁמוּאֵל שֹׁכֵב בְּהֵיכַל יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם אֲרֹון אֱלֹהִים׃ פ

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וְ/נֵ֤ר
ve./Ner H5216 HC/Ncmsc and/ (the) lamp of
אֱלֹהִים֙
'E.lo.Him H430 HNcmpa God
טֶ֣רֶם
Te.rem H2962 HD not yet
יִכְבֶּ֔ה
yikh.Beh H3518 HVqi3ms it was extinguished
וּ/שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל
u./she.mu.'El H8050 HC/Np and/ Samuel
שֹׁכֵ֑ב
sho.Khev H7901 HVqrmsa (was) lying
בְּ/הֵיכַ֣ל
be./hei.Khal H1964 HR/Ncmsc in/ (the) temple of
יְהוָ֔ה
Yah.weh H3068 HNp Yahweh
אֲשֶׁר
'a.Sher- H834 HTr where
שָׁ֖ם
sham H8033 HD (was) there
אֲר֥וֹן
'a.Ron H727 HNcbsc (the) ark of
אֱלֹהִֽים
'E.lo.Him H430 HNcmpa God
Strong's References
  • H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  • H727 — אָרוֹן (ʼârôwn, aw-rone'): or אָרֹן (ʼârôn); from אָרָה (ʼârâh) H717 (in the sense of gathering); a box; ark, chest, coffin.
  • H1964 — הֵיכָל (hêykâl, hay-kawl'): probably from יָכֹל (yâkôl) H3201 (in the sense of capacity); a large public building, such as a palace or temple; palace, temple.
  • H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
  • H3518 — כָּבָה (kâbâh, kaw-baw'): a primitive root; to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger); go (put) out, quench.
  • H5216 — נִיר (nîyr, neer): or נִר (nir); also נֵיר (nêyr); or נֵר (nêr); or (feminine) נֵרָה (nêrâh); from a primitive root (see נִיר (nîyr) H5214; נוּר (nûwr) H5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively); candle, lamp, light.
  • H7901 — שָׁכַב (shâkab, shaw-kab'): a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose); [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
  • H8050 — שְׁמוּאֵל (Shᵉmûwʼêl, sehm-oo-ale'): from the passive participle of שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ) H8085 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites; Samuel, Shemuel.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
  • H2962 — טֶרֶם (ṭerem, teh'-rem): from an unused root apparently meaning to interrupt or suspend; properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before; before, ere, not yet.
  • H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher) H834); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.
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Reciprocal references (1): 1 Samuel 1:9

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