1 Samuel 3:1 (YLT)

Passage

And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days--there is no vision broken forth.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:1 And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days--there is no vision broken forth.

1 Samuel 3:2 And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim--he is not able to see.

1 Samuel 3:3 And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God <FI>is<Fi> ,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "youth", "samuel", "serving", "jehovah", "before", "word", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "youth" and "samuel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And it cometh to pass at that...", so "youth" and "samuel" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "youth" and "samuel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.