1 Samuel 2:18
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But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
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Other Translations of 1 Samuel 2:18
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, {as} a boy wearing a linen ephod.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
- Basic English Bible
And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.
- Darby Bible
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- Webster's Bible
But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.
- World English Bible
And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;
- Youngs Literal Bible
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
View Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 2:18
2:18 Ministered - That is, performed his ministration carefully and faithfully. Before the Lord - In God's tabernacle. Ephod - A garment used in God's service, and allowed not only to the inferior priests and Levites but also to eminent persons of the people, and therefore to Samuel, who, though no Levite, was a Nazarite, from his birth.
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