1 Samuel
1 Samuel 2:20–21
20And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.c” Then they would go home.
21So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters.
Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
Footnotes
- c 2:20 DSS; MT in place of the one requested from the LORD
Word by word
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1 Samuel 2:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Eli | עֵלִ֜י | ‘ê·lî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5941 Eli |
| would bless | וּבֵרַ֨ךְ | ū·ḇê·raḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| Elkanah | אֶלְקָנָ֣ה | ’el·qā·nāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H511 Elkanah |
| and his wife | אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ | ’iš·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| saying | וְאָמַר֙ | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| May the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| give | יָשֵׂם֩ | yā·śêm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| you | לְךָ֥ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| children | זֶ֙רַע֙ | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| by | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| this | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| woman | הָאִשָּׁ֣ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| in place of | תַּ֚חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the one | הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה | haš·šə·’ê·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7596 request, thing asked for |
| she dedicated to | שָׁאַ֖ל | šā·’al | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Then they would go | וְהָלְכ֖וּ | wə·hā·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| home | לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ | lim·qō·mōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
1 Samuel 2:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| attended to | פָקַ֤ד | p̄ā·qaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| Hannah | חַנָּ֔ה | ḥan·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2584 Channah |
| and she conceived | וַתַּ֛הַר | wat·ta·har | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2029 conceive, become pregnant |
| and gave birth to | וַתֵּ֥לֶד | wat·tê·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| three | שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ | šə·lō·šāh- | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| sons | בָנִ֖ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and two | וּשְׁתֵּ֣י | ū·šə·tê | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| daughters | בָנ֑וֹת | ḇā·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1323 daughter |
| Meanwhile | הַנַּ֥עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| the boy | הַנַּ֥עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| grew up | וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל | way·yiḡ·dal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| in the presence of | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 2:20 1 Samuel 1:27–28 · Luke 2:34
1 Samuel 2:21 Luke 2:40 · Genesis 21:1 · 1 Samuel 3:19 · 1 Samuel 2:26 · Luke 1:80 · Judges 13:24 · Luke 1:68 · Luke 2:52 · 1 Samuel 1:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.