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Now Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵלdid not yetטֶרֶםknowיָדַעYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהandוְthe wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהhad not yetטֶרֶםbeen revealedיִגָּלֶהto him.אֵלָיו
1 Samuel 3:7
Study it in the app“Now Samuel did not yet know YHWH, and the word of YHWH had not yet been revealed to him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 3:7, word by word
- Now Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appears- did not yetטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- knowיָדַעyada
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “yada” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- been revealedיִגָּלֶהyigale
reveal
To make known, show openly.
Where else “yigale” appears
The context
6And YHWH called again, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; go back, lie down.”
7 · This verse (above)
8And YHWH called Samuel again, the third time. And he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli understood that YHWH was calling the boy.