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1 Samuel 1:19-21
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 1:19-21
International Standard Version
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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- 1 Samuel 1:19 Lit. Elkanah knew
- 1 Samuel 1:20 Or in due time
- 1 Samuel 1:20 The Heb. name Samuel means God has heard
- 1 Samuel 1:20 The Heb. lacks she said
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.
1 Samuel 1:19-21
King James Version
1 Samuel 1:19-21
King James Version
19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.
20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.
21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
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