The Meaning of 1 Samuel 3:21 Explained

1 Samuel 3:21

KJV: And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

YLT: And Jehovah addeth to appear in Shiloh, for Jehovah hath been revealed unto Samuel, in Shiloh, by the word of Jehovah.

Darby: And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

ASV: And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the LORD  appeared  again  in Shiloh:  for the LORD  revealed  himself to Samuel  in Shiloh  by the word  of the LORD. 

What does 1 Samuel 3:21 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 3:10-21 - A Message Through A Child
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Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 3

1  How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel
11  God tells Samuel the destruction of Eli's house
15  Samuel, though loath, tells Eli the vision
19  Samuel grows in credit

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 3:21 mean?

And again Yahweh appeared in Shiloh for revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Yahweh -
וַיֹּ֥סֶף יְהוָ֖ה לְהֵרָאֹ֣ה בְשִׁלֹ֑ה כִּֽי־ נִגְלָ֨ה אֶל־ שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל בְּשִׁל֖וֹ בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה פ

וַיֹּ֥סֶף  And  again 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לְהֵרָאֹ֣ה  appeared 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
בְשִׁלֹ֑ה  in  Shiloh 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׁילֹו 
Sense: a city in Ephraim and temporary home of the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle, the place where Samuel grew up.
נִגְלָ֨ה  revealed  Himself 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל  Samuel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמוּאֵל  
Sense: son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David.
בְּשִׁל֖וֹ  in  Shiloh 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׁילֹו 
Sense: a city in Ephraim and temporary home of the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle, the place where Samuel grew up.
בִּדְבַ֥ר  by  the  word 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation