1 Samuel 2:18-20
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The Child Samuel at Shiloh
18 Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy wearing a linen ephod.(A) 19 His mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.(B) 20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the Lord repay[a] you with children by this woman for the loan that she made to[b] the Lord,” and then they would return to their home.(C)
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1 Samuel 2:18-20
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18 But Samuel was ministering(A) before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.(B) 19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual(C) sacrifice. 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(D) for and gave to[a] the Lord.” Then they would go home.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from
1 Samuel 2:26
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26 Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and with the people.(A)
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1 Samuel 2:26
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26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow(A) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.(B)
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