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1 Samuel 1:19-21
Common English Bible
1 Samuel 1:19-21
Common English Bible
19 They got up early the next morning and worshipped the Lord. Then they went back home to Ramah. Elkanah had sex with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. 20 So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, which means “I asked the Lord for him.”[a]
Samuel’s dedication
21 When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice and keep his solemn promise,
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- 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel means God has heard but here is connected to the Heb verb to ask.
1 Samuel 1:19-21
New International Version
1 Samuel 1:19-21
New International Version
19 Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah.(A) Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered(B) her. 20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(C) She named(D) him Samuel,[a](E) saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”
Hannah Dedicates Samuel
21 When her husband Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual(F) sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfill his vow,(G)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard by God.
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