1 Samuel 1:19-20
English Standard Version
19 They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went back to their house at (A)Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord (B)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 1:19-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Samuel’s Birth and Dedication
19 The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the Lord. Afterward, they returned home to Ramah.(A) Then Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.(B) 20 After some time,[a] Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[b] because she said, “I requested him from the Lord.”
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- 1 Samuel 1:20 Lit In the turning of the days
- 1 Samuel 1:20 In Hb, the name Samuel sounds like the phrase “requested from God.”
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