King James Version (KJV)
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, {being} a child, girded with a linen ephod.
Modern English
But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.
Hebrew
וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל מְשָׁרֵ֖ת אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה נַ֕עַר חָג֖וּר אֵפ֥וֹד בָּֽד׃
vshmvʾel msharet ʾet-pney yhvah naʿar ḥagvr ʾepvod bad