ESV: The word of the LORD came to Samuel:
NIV: Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel:
NASB: Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,
CSB: Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel,
NLT: Then the Lord said to Samuel,
KJV: Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
NKJV: Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,