1 SAMUEL 3:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.”
Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel: Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening—*vayevin Eli* (Eli perceived) signals his realization. His instruction to Samuel—*dabar YHWH ki shome'a avdecha* (Speak, LORD, for your servant hears)—becomes the paradigmatic formula for prayer and prophetic availability. The posture of servant (*eved*) listening to Master defines the prophetic office.
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