“And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.”
Now the boy Samuel was serving the LORD under Eli; and the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision—the *dabar YHWH* (word of the LORD), the foundation of prophecy, is scarce (*yaqar*, precious, rare). The absence of *chazon* (vision) marks a spiritual drought, a famine of revelation prior to Samuel's call.
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