## Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 3

###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:1
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וְרַבְיָא שְׁמוּאֵל מְשַׁמֵשׁ קֳדָם יְיָ בְּחַיֵי עֵלִי וּפִתְגָמָא דַייָ הֲוָה כַסֵי בְּיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן לֵית נְבוּאָה גַלְיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the boy Samuel was serving before the LORD during the life of Eli. And the word of the LORD was hidden in those days; no prophecy was revealed.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:2
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וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן וְעֵלִי שְׁכִיב בְּאַתְרֵיהּ וְעֵינוֹהִי שְׁרִיאוּ לְמִכְהֵי לָא יָכִיל לְמֶחֱזֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
On that day Eli was lying down in his own place. His eyes had begun to grow dim so that he could not see.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:3
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וּבוֹצִין בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ עַד לָא טְפָא וּשְׁמוּאֵל שְׁכִיב בַּעֲזָרַת לֵוָאֵי וְקָלָא אִשְׁתְּמַע מֵהֵיכָלָא דַייָ דְתַמָן אֲרוֹנָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the lamp of the LORD’s sanctuary had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the court of the Levites. And a voice was heard from the LORD’s temple, where the ark of the LORD was.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:4
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וּקְרָא יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then the LORD called Samuel, and he said, ‘Here I am.’


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:5
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וּרְהַט לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרֵיתָא לִי וַאֲמַר לָא קְרֵיתִי תּוּב שְׁכִיב וַאֲזַל וּשְׁכוּב:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he ran to Eli and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call; lie down again.’ So he went and lay down.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:6
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וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְמִקְרֵי עוֹד שְׁמוּאֵל וְקָם שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲזַל לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרֵיתָא לִי וַאֲמַר לָא קְרֵיתִי בְרִי תּוּב שְׁכִיב:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the LORD called again, ‘Samuel!’ And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ But he said, ‘I did not call, my son; lie down again.’


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:7
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וּשְׁמוּאֵל עַד לָא אֲלַף לְמִידַע אוּלְפַן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וְעַד דְלָא אִתְגְלֵי לֵיהּ פִתְגַם נְבוּאָה דַיְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now Samuel had not yet learned to recognise instruction from before the LORD, and until then no prophetic word of the LORD had been revealed to him.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:8
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וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְמִקְרֵי שְׁמוּאֵל בִּתְלִיתָאָה וְקָם וַאֲזַל לְוַת עֵלִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי קְרִיתָא לִי וְסַבַּר עֵלִי אֲרֵי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ מִתְקְרֵי לְרַבְיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am, for you called me.’ Then Eli perceived that the boy was called from before the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:9
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וַאֲמַר עֵלִי לִשְׁמוּאֵל אֱזִיל שְׁכוּב וִיהֵי אִם יִקְרֵי לָךְ וְתֵימַר מַלֵיל יְיָ אֲרֵי שְׁמַע עַבְדָךְ וַאֲזַל שְׁמוּאֵל וּשְׁכִיב בְּאַתְרֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Eli said to Samuel, ‘Go, lie down; and if He calls you, you shall say, “Speak, O LORD, for thy servant hears”.’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:10
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וְאִתְגְלֵי יְיָ וְאִתְעַתַּד וּקְרָא כִזְמַן בִּזְמַן שְׁמוּאֵל שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל מַלֵל אֲרֵי שְׁמַע עַבְדָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the glory of the LORD was revealed and stood forth, calling as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for thy servant hears.’


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:11
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וַאֲמַר יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל הָא אֲנָא עָבִיד פִתְגָמָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל דְכָל דְיִשְׁמְעִינֵיהּ יִצְלָן תַּרְתֵּין אוּדְנוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Here I am, doing something in Israel, at which the two ears of every one that hears it will tingle.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:12
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בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא אֲקַיֵם עַל עֵלִי יַת כָּל דִי מַלֵלִית עַל בֵּיתֵיהּ אֱגַמֵר וְאֵישֵׁיצֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
On that day I will fulfil against Eli all that I have spoken concerning the people of his house. I will destroy and I will end.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:13
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וְחַוֵיתִי לֵיהּ אֲרֵי מִתְפְּרַע אֲנָא מִן אֱנַשׁ בֵּיתֵיהּ עַד עַלְמָא בְּחוֹבִין דִידַע אֲרֵי מַרְגְזִין לְהוֹן בְּנוֹהִי וְלָא כִהָה בְּהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And I told him that I take revenge on the people of his house for ever, for the sins which he knew, because his sons are provoking and he did not restrain them.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:14
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וּבְכֵן קַיֵמִית לְבֵית עֵלִי אִם יִשְׁתַּבְקוּן חוֹבֵי בֵית עֵלִי בְּנִכְסַת קוּדְשִׁין וּבְקָרְבְּנִין עַד עַלְמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Therefore, I swore to the house of Eli that the sins of Eli’s house shall not be forgiven by holy slaughterings or offerings for ever.’


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:15
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/3:15)

וּשְׁכַב שְׁמוּאֵל עַד צַפְרָא וּפְתַח יַת דָשֵׁי בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ וּשְׁמוּאֵל דָחֵיל מִלְחַוָאָה יַת חֵיזוּ נְבוּאֲתָא לְעֵלִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the sanctuary of the LORD. And Samuel was afraid to tell the prophetic vision to Eli.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:16
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/3:16)

וּקְרָא עֵלִי יַת שְׁמוּאֵל וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל בְּרִי וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But Eli called Samuel and said, ‘Samuel, my son.’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:17
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וַאֲמַר מַה פִּתְגָמָא דְמַלֵיל עִמָךְ לָא כְעַן תְּכַסֵי מִנִי כְּדֵין יַעְבֵּיד לָךְ יְיָ וּכְדֵין יוֹסִיף אִם תְּכַסֵי מִנִי פִּתְגָם מִכָּל פִּתְגָמָא דְמַלֵיל עַמָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he said, ‘What is the word that He spoke with you? Do not hide it from me. May the LORD do so to you and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the word that He spoke with you.’


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:18
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וְחַוֵי לֵיהּ שְׁמוּאֵל יַת כָּל פִּתְגָמַיָא וְלָא כַסֵי מִנֵיהּ וַאֲמַר יְיָ הוּא דְתַקִין בְּעֵינוֹהִי יַעְבֵּיד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So Samuel told him all the words and hid nothing from him. And he said, ‘It is the LORD; let him do what is right before Him.’


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:19
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וּרְבָא שְׁמוּאֵל וּמֵימְרָא דַייָ הֲוָה בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ וְלָא בָטֵיל מִכָּל פִּתְגָמוֹהִי אַרְעָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Samuel grew, and the speech of the LORD was in his aid, and none of all his words failed.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:20
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וִידַע כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל מִדָן וְעַד בְּאֵר שָׁבַע אֲרֵי מְהֵימָן שְׁמוּאֵל בְּפִּתְגָמֵי נְבוּאֲתָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, knew that Samuel was reliable in the prophetic words of the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 3:21
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וְאוֹסִיף יְיָ לְאִתְגָלָאָה בְשִׁילֹה אֲרֵי אִתְגְלֵי יְיָ לִשְׁמוּאֵל בְשִׁילוֹ בְּפִתְגָמָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the LORD continued to reveal himself at Shiloh, for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the LORD.