And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

Και το παιδιον ο Σαμουηλ υπηρετει τον Κυριον εμπροσθεν του Ηλει. Ο λογος δε του Κυριου ητο σπανιος κατ' εκεινας τας ημερας· ορασις δεν εφαινετο.

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.

The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was precious in those days. There were not many visions, then.