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1 Samuel 1:18-20
New International Version
1 Samuel 1:18-20
New International Version
18 She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.(A)” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.(B)
19 Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah.(C) Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered(D) her. 20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(E) She named(F) him Samuel,[a](G) saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”
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- 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard by God.
1 Samuel 1:18-20
King James Version
1 Samuel 1:18-20
King James Version
18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
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.
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1 Samuel 1:18-20
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 1:18-20
English Standard Version
18 And she said, (A)“Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman (B)went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
19 They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went back to their house at (C)Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord (D)remembered her. 20 And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.”[a]
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- 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard of God
1 Samuel 1:18-20
New King James Version
1 Samuel 1:18-20
New King James Version
18 And she said, (A)“Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman (B)went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
Samuel Is Born and Dedicated
19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah (C)knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord (D)remembered her. 20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name [a]Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”
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- 1 Samuel 1:20 Lit. Heard by God
1 Samuel 1:18-20
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 1:18-20
New American Standard Bible
18 She said, “(A)Let your bond-servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went on her way and ate, and (B)her face was no longer sad.
Samuel Is Born to Hannah
19 Then they got up early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned again to their house in (C)Ramah. And Elkanah [a]had relations with Hannah his wife, and (D)the Lord remembered her. 20 It came about [b]in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “(E)Because I have asked for him of the Lord.”
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- 1 Samuel 1:19 Lit knew Hannah
- 1 Samuel 1:20 Lit at the circuit of the days
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