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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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard of God

19 They got up early the next morning and worshipped in the Lord’s presence, and then they returned and came to their house at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with[a] his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. 20 By the time of the next year’s sacrifice,[b] Hannah had become pregnant and had borne a son. She named him Samuel[c] because she said,[d] “I asked the Lord for him.”

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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Samuel 1:19 Lit. Elkanah knew
  2. 1 Samuel 1:20 Or in due time
  3. 1 Samuel 1:20 The Heb. name Samuel means God has heard
  4. 1 Samuel 1:20 The Heb. lacks she said