King James Version

1 Samuel 3:7

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

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וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לushemueland Shemuelשְׁמוּאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shemuel”H8050Shemuel, the name of three IsraelitesSamuel, Shemuel.טֶ֖רֶםterembeforeטֶרֶםadverb — “before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.יָדַ֣עyadaknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְטֶ֛רֶםveteremand beforeטֶרֶםconjunction, adverb — “and before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.יִגָּלֶ֥הyigalehexileגָּלָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “exile”, an unfinished actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.אֵלָ֖יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).דְּבַרdevarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.

World English Bible

Now Samuel didn’t yet know Yahweh, neither was Yahweh’s word yet revealed to him.

Darby Translation

Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.

Douay-Rheims

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it was before Samuel knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed to him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Σαμουὴλ πρὶν γνῶναι Θεὸν, καὶ ἀποκαλυφθῆναι αὐτῷ ῥῆμα Κυρίου.

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