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20 Before they returned home, Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the Lord give you other children to take the place of this one she gave to the Lord.[a] 21 And the Lord blessed Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.

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  1. 2:20 As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version; Masoretic Text reads this one he requested of the Lord.

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