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1 Samuel 3

1 Sam. 3:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And ere the lamp
niyr (Hebrew #5216)
also neyr {nare}; or ner {nare}; or (feminine) nerah {nay-raw'}; from a primitive root (see 5214; 5135) properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: candle, lamp, light.
Pronounce: neer
Origin: or nir {neer}
e of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
went out
kabah (Hebrew #3518)
to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)
KJV usage: go (put) out, quench.
Pronounce: kaw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
in the temple
heykal (Hebrew #1964)
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
KJV usage: palace, temple.
Pronounce: hay-kawl'
Origin: probably from 3201 (in the sense of capacity)
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, where the ark
'arown (Hebrew #727)
from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box
KJV usage: ark, chest, coffin.
Pronounce: aw-rone'
Origin: or laron {aw-rone'}
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
was, and Samuel
Shmuw'el (Hebrew #8050)
heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Samuel, Shemuel.
Pronounce: sehm-oo-ale'
Origin: from the passive participle of 8085 and 410
was laid down
shakab (Hebrew #7901)
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
KJV usage: X at all, cast down, ((lover-))lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Pronounce: shaw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
to sleep;
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Ex. 27:20‑21• 20{i}And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually.{/i}
 21{i}In the tent of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall dress them from evening to morning before Jehovah: it is an everlasting statute, for their generations, on the part of the children of Israel.{/i} (Ex. 27:20‑21)

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Ark of God,
God,
Lamp,
Samuel,
The Temple

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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ere.Before sun-rise:
for it is probable the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun; see the Parallel Passages.the lamp.
Ex. 27:20‑21• 20{i}And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee olive oil, pure, beaten, for the light, to light the lamp continually.{/i}
 21{i}In the tent of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall dress them from evening to morning before Jehovah: it is an everlasting statute, for their generations, on the part of the children of Israel.{/i} (Ex. 27:20‑21)
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Ex. 30:7‑8• 7{i}And Aaron shall burn thereon fragrant incense: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn the incense.{/i}
 8{i}And when Aaron lighteth the lamps between the two evenings, he shall burn the incense—a continual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.{/i} (Ex. 30:7‑8)
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Lev. 24:2‑4• 2Command the children of Israel that they take unto thee pure beaten olive oil for the light to light the lamp continually.
 3Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron dress it from evening to morning before Jehovah continually: an everlasting statute throughout your generations.
 4Upon the pure candlestick shall he arrange the lamps before Jehovah continually. (Lev. 24:2‑4)
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2 Chron. 13:11• 11{i}and they burn to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the loaves also are set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but ye have forsaken him.{/i} (2 Chron. 13:11)
the temple.
1 Sam. 1:6• 6{i}And her adversary provoked her much also, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.{/i} (1 Sam. 1:6)
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Psa. 5:7• 7But as for me, in the greatness of thy mercy I will come into thy house,{HR}I will worship towards the temple of thy holiness in thy fear. (Psa. 5:7)
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Psa. 27:4• 4One [thing] have I asked from Jehovah, that will I seek after;{HR}To dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life,{HR}To gaze upon the beauty of Jehovah and to consider in his temple. (Psa. 27:4)
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Psa. 29:9• 9The voice of Jehovah causeth the hinds to bring forth{HR}And maketh bare the forests;{HR}And in his temple every one saith glory. (Psa. 29:9)
• The lamp is the symbol of testimony, and Israel's testimony to the nations was at a low ebb at that time through the sinful condition of the people and the corruption and weakness of their leaders. (“The Night Revelation” by W.W. Fereday)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,

W. Kelly Translation

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Ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of Jehovah where the ark of God was, Samuel was laid down to sleep.