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19 They got up early the next morning and worshipped in the Lord’s presence, and then they returned and came to their house at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with[a] his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. 20 By the time of the next year’s sacrifice,[b] Hannah had become pregnant and had borne a son. She named him Samuel[c] because she said,[d] “I asked the Lord for him.”

Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the Lord

21 Then Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the yearly sacrifice to the Lord and pay his vow.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:19 Lit. Elkanah knew
  2. 1 Samuel 1:20 Or in due time
  3. 1 Samuel 1:20 The Heb. name Samuel means God has heard
  4. 1 Samuel 1:20 The Heb. lacks she said