1 Samuel 3:6 (YLT)

Passage

And Jehovah addeth to call again Samuel, and Samuel riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, `I have not called, my son, turn back, lie down.'

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:4 and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I.'

1 Samuel 3:5 And he runneth unto Eli, and saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, `I called not; turn back, lie down;' and he goeth and lieth down.

1 Samuel 3:6 And Jehovah addeth to call again Samuel, and Samuel riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, `I have not called, my son, turn back, lie down.'

1 Samuel 3:7 And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.

1 Samuel 3:8 And Jehovah addeth to call Samuel the third time, and he riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, for thou hast called for me;' and Eli understandeth that Jehovah is calling to the youth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jehovah", "addeth", "again", "samuel", "riseth", and "goeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And he runneth unto Eli and saith..." into verse 7's "And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah...", so "called" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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