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20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say,[a] “May the Lord give[b] you descendants[c] from this woman in place of the one she dedicated[d] to the Lord.” Then they would return to their[e] home.[f]

21 The Lord took note of Hannah,[g] and she became pregnant and gave birth to[h] three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel continued to grow,[i] and the Lord was constantly[j] with him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:20 So MT; 4QSama reads wife, saying
  2. 1 Samuel 2:20 So MT; 4QSama read Lord repay you by giving
  3. 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit. seed
  4. 1 Samuel 2:20 So LXX and DSS; MT, he dedicated or asked
  5. 1 Samuel 2:20 So MT; 4QSama LXX read his
  6. 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit. place
  7. 1 Samuel 2:21 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Lord visited
  8. 1 Samuel 2:21 So MT; 4QSama LXX read she bore more children—
  9. 1 Samuel 2:21 So MT LXX; 4QSama reads grow there
  10. 1 Samuel 2:21 The Heb. lacks constantly