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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.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit the one asked for which was lent; Heb sounds like root for Samuel
  2. 1 Samuel 2:20 Lit place

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.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from