1 Samuel 3:5
And he ran to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you called me. And he said, I did not call; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Samuel ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down." So Samuel went and lay down again.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he ran{H7323} unto Eli,{H5941} and said,{H559} Here am I;{H2009} for thou calledst{H7121} me. And he said,{H559} I called{H7121} not; lie down{H7901} again.{H7725} And he went{H3212} and lay down.{H7901}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he ran{H7323}{(H8799)} unto Eli{H5941}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Here am I{H2009}; for thou calledst{H7121}{(H8804)} me. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I called{H7121}{(H8804)} not; lie down{H7901}{(H8798)} again{H7725}{(H8798)}. And he went{H3212}{(H8799)} and lay down{H7901}{(H8799)}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he ranne vnto Eli, & sayde: Beholde, here am I, thou hast called me. But he saide: I haue not called the, go thy waye agayne, and laye the downe to slepe. And he wente his waye, and layed him downe to slepe.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he ranne vnto Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou calledst me. But he said, I called thee not: goe againe and sleepe; he went and slept.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he ran vnto Eli, and sayde: Here am I, for thou calledst me. And he said, I called thee not, go againe and sleepe. And he went, and layde hym downe to sleepe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. He said, I didn't call; lie down again. He went and lay down.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he runneth unto Eli, and saith, `Here `am' I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, `I called not; turn back, lie down;' and he goeth and lieth down.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.
World English Bible (2000)
He ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." He said, "I didn't call; lie down again." He went and lay down.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Then he ran to Eli and said,“Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli said,“I didn’t call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went back and lay down.
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