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21 And the Lord blessed Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.

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21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(A) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(B) up in the presence of the Lord.

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40 There the child grew up healthy and strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was on him.

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40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.(A)

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The Birth of Isaac

21 The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised.

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The Birth of Isaac

21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah(A) as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.(B)

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19 As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.

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19 The Lord was with(A) Samuel as he grew(B) up, and he let none(C) of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

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26 Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people.

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26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow(A) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.(B)

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24 When her son was born, she named him Samson. And the Lord blessed him as he grew up.

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24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson.(A) He grew(B) and the Lord blessed him,(C)

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80 John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.

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80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[a];(A) and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:80 Or in the Spirit

52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.

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52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.(A)

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68 “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
    because he has visited and redeemed his people.

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68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(A)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(B)

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Samuel’s Birth and Dedication

19 The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea, 20 and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[a] for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew term for “asked of God” or “heard by God.”

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.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard by God.