1st Samuel Chapter 3 verse 18 Holy Bible
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
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Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.
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And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.
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And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
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And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
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Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. He said, It is Yahweh: let him do what seems him good.
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And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, `It `is' Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) It is the Lord.--Such a reply, and such a reception of the news of the terrible doom twice communicated to him by a direct message from the Eternal, indicates that Eli, in spite of his weakness and foolish partiality for his sons, was thoroughly devoted to the Lord in his heart. He saw how deeply he had failed in his high office, how he had allowed worldly considerations to influence his conduct, how he had been tried and found wanting; and now, without a murmur, he submits to the righteous judgment of his God, he leaves himself in God's hands, and never tries to justify himself and his past conduct. Now it was probably too late to attempt any reformation in the priestly life. The influence and power of Hophni and Phinehas were too strong for his enfeebled will to set aside. Eli was probably in his last days little more than a puppet in their hands. He had sown the wind, and now must reap the whirlwind.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙ (šə·mū·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israeltoldוַיַּגֶּד־ (way·yag·geḏ-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5046: To be conspicuoushimל֤וֹ (lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew everythingכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyand did notוְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nohideכִחֵ֖ד (ḵi·ḥêḏ)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3582: To secrete, by act, word, to destroy[a thing] from him.מִמֶּ֑נּוּ (mim·men·nū)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out of“Heה֔וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis the LORD,”יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelreplied Eli.וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (way·yō·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Let Him doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (ya·‘ă·śeh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makewhat is goodהַטּ֥וֹב (haṭ·ṭō·wḇ)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodin His eyes.”בְּעֵינָ֖ו (bə·‘ê·nāw)Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainJump to PreviousAccount Declareth Eli Eyes Hid Hiding Keeping Kept Samuel Seemeth Seems Sight Whit Whole Words