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1 Samuel 2:18-21
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 2:18-21
New American Standard Bible
Samuel before the Lord as a Boy
18 Now (A)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy (B)wearing a linen ephod. 19 And his mother would make for him a little (C)robe and bring it up to him from year to year when she would come up with her husband to offer (D)the yearly sacrifice. 20 Then Eli would (E)bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord give you [a]children from this woman in place of the [b]one she (F)requested of the Lord.” And they went to their own [c]home.
21 [d](G)The Lord indeed visited Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And (H)the boy Samuel grew up [e]before the Lord.
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- 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit seed
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit request
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit place
- 1 Samuel 2:21 Or When the Lord visited...then she; DSS And the Lord visited
- 1 Samuel 2:21 Lit with
1 Samuel 2:18-21
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:18-21
New International Version
18 But Samuel was ministering(A) before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.(B) 19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual(C) sacrifice. 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed(D) for and gave to[a] the Lord.” Then they would go home. 21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(E) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(F) up in the presence of the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from
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