1 Samuel 3:3 Parallel Translations

The lamp in God's temple hadn't gone out yet, and Samuel was asleep in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was kept. (GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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;

ASV:

and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep , in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was;

BBE:

And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,

DBY:

and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,

ERV:

and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was;

JPS:

and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was,

WBS:

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;

WEB:

and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down to sleep, in the temple of Yahweh, where the ark of God was;

YLT:

And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God is,

1 Samuel 3:3 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 25:31 "Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand and its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.

Leviticus 24:2 "Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.

Leviticus 24:3 "Outside the veil of testimony in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:3 And ere the {d} lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to sleep];
(d) That is, the lamps which burnt in the night.

WES:

3:3 Went out - Before the lights of the golden candlestick were put out in the morning.

MHC:

3:1-10 The call which Divine grace designs shall be made effectual; will be repeated till it is so, till we come to the call. Eli, perceiving that it was the voice of God that Samuel heard, instructed him what to say. Though it was a disgrace to Eli, for God's call to be directed to Samuel, yet he told him how to meet it. Thus the elder should do their utmost to assist and improve the younger that are rising up. Let us never fail to teach those who are coming after us, even such as will soon be preferred before us, Joh 1:30. Good words should be put into children's mouths betimes, by which they may be prepared to learn Divine things, and be trained up to regard them.

CONC:

Ark Burning Ere Extinguished Hadn't Laid Lamp Lay Lying Samuel Sleep Sleeping Temple Within Yet

Ark Burning Ere Extinguished Hadn't Lamp Light Samuel Sleep Sleeping Temple Within

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