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The Birth of Samuel

19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before Yahweh and returned[a] to their house at Ramah. Then Elkanah had sexual relations with[b] Hannah his wife, and Yahweh remembered her. 20 In due time,[c] Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She called his name Samuel, for she said, “I requested him from Yahweh.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:19 Literally “and they returned and went”
  2. 1 Samuel 1:19 Literally “knew”
  3. 1 Samuel 1:20 Literally “At the turning of the days”

Samuel’s Birth and Dedication

19 The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea, 20 and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[a] for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew term for “asked of God” or “heard by God.”