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1 Samuel 2:20-22
Legacy Standard Bible
1 Samuel 2:20-22
Legacy Standard Bible
20 Then Eli would (A)bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh establish for you a seed from this woman in place of [a]the one she (B)dedicated to Yahweh.” And they went to their own [b]home.
21 (C)Yahweh indeed visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And (D)the young boy Samuel grew before Yahweh.
Eli Hears About His Sons’ Evils
22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard (E)all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with (F)the women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
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- 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit the one asked for which was lent; Heb sounds like root for Samuel
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit place
1 Samuel 2:20-22
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:20-22
New International Version
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(A) for and gave to[a] the Lord.” Then they would go home. 21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(B) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(C) up in the presence of the Lord.
22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(D) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(E) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from
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