1 Samuel 3:4 Go deeper

That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. (KJV)

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וַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'and he called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:4 word 1

יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:4 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:4 word 3

שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuel

Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samuel

Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:4 word 4

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:4 word 5

הִנֵּֽנִי\׃hi.Ne.nihere [am] I

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
called	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
to Samuel	→	שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel
and he answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Here I am	→	הֵן H2005 look!

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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