What Does 1 Samuel 3:19 Mean in the King James?
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
A word held in the LORD’s presence is not empty sound that disappears; none of Samuel’s words falls to earth without effect.
THE MEANING
Samuel grows with the LORD beside him; his growth is held within presence. His words do not drop into the earth as empty sound but remain effective. The verse presents speech as something that can take hold in the world when carried in the LORD’s presence.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The lie undone is that Samuel’s words can be dismissed as weightless or disposable; none falls away without effect.
THE ROOT
דָּבָר
dāḇār
GROWS FROM
דבר
to speak, declare
Dāḇār means both “word” and “matter” or “thing,” keeping speech close to what takes place. When Samuel’s words do not fall to the ground, they are pictured not as loose sound but as speech that stands and comes to pass.
ALSO GROWS
dāḇār: word, matter, thing
דָּבָר
The same word can name both what is spoken and a matter in the world, binding speech to consequence.
dibbēr: spoke, declared
דִּבֵּר
This verbal form makes the act of speaking part of the same word-family as the words that do not fall away.
THE PATTERN
A word carried by God does not vanish as empty speech but reaches its appointed effect.
Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.THE THREAD
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.Both verses use דָּבָר (dāḇār), “word.” Samuel’s words do not fall to the ground; Isaiah’s word does not return empty, but accomplishes the purpose for which it is sent.
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