1 Samuel 3:16

16 Mas chamou Eli a Samuel, e disse: Samuel, meu filho! Ao que este respondeu: Eis-me aqui.

1 Samuel 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 3:16

Then Eli called Samuel
Perceiving he was risen by the opening of the doors of the tabernacle, which he might hear; and observing he did not come to him as usual, to know whether he wanted anything, and being impatient to hear what was said to him of the Lord:

and he said, Samuel, my son;
called him by his name, and in a very tender and affectionate manner, the more to engage him to hasten to him, and thereby also putting him in mind of his filial duty to obey him:

and he answered, here am I;
ready to attend and perform any service enjoined him.

1 Samuel 3:16 In-Context

14 Portanto, jurei � casa de Eli que nunca jamais será expiada a sua iniqüidade, nem com sacrifícios, nem com ofertas.

15 Samuel ficou deitado até pela manhã, e então abriu as portas da casa do Senhor; Samuel, porém, temia relatar essa visão a Eli.

16 Mas chamou Eli a Samuel, e disse: Samuel, meu filho! Ao que este respondeu: Eis-me aqui.

17 Eli perguntou-lhe: Que te falou o Senhor? peço-te que não mo encubras; assim Deus te faça, e outro tanto, se me encobrires alguma coisa de tudo o que te falou.

18 Samuel, pois, relatou-lhe tudo, e nada lhe encobriu. Então disse Eli: Ele é o Senhor, faça o que bem parecer aos seus olhos.