Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce. Young's Literal Translation And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days—there is no vision broken forth. King James Bible And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision. Hebrew And the boyוְהַנַּ֧עַר (wə·han·na·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel ministered מְשָׁרֵ֥ת (mə·šā·rêṯ) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to to אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face Eli. עֵלִ֑י (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh Now in those הָהֵ֔ם (hā·hêm) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They days בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day the word וּדְבַר־ (ū·ḏə·ḇar-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel was הָיָ֤ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be rare יָקָר֙ (yā·qār) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty and visions חָז֖וֹן (ḥā·zō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2377: A sight, a dream, revelation, oracle were אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle scarce. נִפְרָֽץ׃ (nip̄·rāṣ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6555: To break through |