Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

whom Heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, of which God has spoken through the mouth of all His holy prophets since the past ages.

But now the righteousness of God apart from the Law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

After that He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

But Samuel was serving before Jehovah, even as a boy, girded with a linen ephod.

And the boy Samuel served Jehovah before Eli. And the Word of Jehovah was rare in those days; visions were not breaking through.

And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was being established as a prophet of Jehovah.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests, and Samuel was among those who called upon His name; they called upon Jehovah, and He answered them.

Then Jehovah said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My soul could not be inclined toward this people. Send them out of My sight, and let them go out.