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He said, "What is the thing that [Yahweh] has spoken to you? Please don`t hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you."
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An Urgent, Solemn Oath
Commentators explain that Eli's demand, "God do so to thee, and more also," was not a simple request but a formal oath or curse. Aware of his family's sin, Eli was desperate to hear God's verdict and used this solemn language to compel the young Samuel to reveal the entire, unvarnished truth.
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19th Century
Baptist
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee?…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, what is the thing that the [Lord] has said to you ? &c.] The word "Lord"…
Presbyterian
What a great deal of guilt and corruption there is in us, about which we may say, It is the iniquity that our own heart knows; we are conscious of …
