Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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 for and gave to the LORD.” Then they would go home. New Living Translation 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.” English Standard Version Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the LORD give you children by this woman for the petition she asked of the LORD.” So then they would return to their home. Berean Standard Bible And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home. King James Bible And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home. New King James Version And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The LORD give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the LORD.” Then they would go to their own home. New American Standard Bible Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she requested of the LORD.” And they went to their own home. NASB 1995 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” And they went to their own home. NASB 1977 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” And they went to their own home. Legacy Standard Bible Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh establish for you a seed from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to Yahweh.” And they went to their own home. Amplified Bible Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she asked for which was dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would return to their own home. Christian Standard Bible Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife: “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she has given to the LORD.” Then they would go home. Holman Christian Standard Bible Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife: “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she has given to the LORD.” Then they would go home. American Standard Version And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home. Contemporary English Version Eli always blessed Elkanah and his wife and said, "Samuel was born in answer to your prayers. Now you have given him to the LORD. I pray that the LORD will bless you with more children to take his place." After Eli had blessed them, Elkanah and Hannah would return home. English Revised Version And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which was lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home. GOD'S WORD® Translation Eli would bless Elkanah (and his wife) and say, "May the Lord give you children from this woman in place of the one which she has given to the Lord." Then they would go home. Good News Translation Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say to Elkanah, "May the LORD give you other children by this woman to take the place of the one you dedicated to him." After that they would go back home. International Standard Version Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you descendants from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD." Then they would return to their home. Majority Standard Bible And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, ?May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.? Then they would go home. NET Bible Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying, "May the LORD raise up for you descendants from this woman to replace the one that she dedicated to the LORD." Then they would go to their home. New Heart English Bible And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and said, "May the LORD repay you with offspring by this woman for the gift which she made to the LORD." And the man returned to his home. Webster's Bible Translation And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee issue of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went to their own home. World English Bible Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, “May Yahweh give you offspring from this woman for the petition which was asked of Yahweh.” Then they went to their own home. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, “YHWH appoints seed of this woman for you, for the petition which she asked for YHWH”; and they have gone to their place. Young's Literal Translation And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, 'Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;' and they have gone to their place. Smith's Literal Translation And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah will set up to thee seed of this woman for the loan which was lent to Jehovah. And they went to his place. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Heli blessed Elcana and his wife: and he said to him: The Lord give thee seed of this woman, for the loan thou hast lent to the Lord. And they went to their own home. Catholic Public Domain Version And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife. And he said to him, “May the Lord repay to you offspring from this woman, on behalf of the loan that you offered to the Lord.” And they went away to their own place. New American Bible And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, as they were leaving for home. He would say, “May the LORD repay you with children from this woman for the gift she has made to the LORD!” New Revised Standard Version Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the LORD repay you with children by this woman for the gift that she made to the LORD”; and then they would return to their home. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Eli blessed Hilkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give you another offspring from this woman for the child which she has dedicated to the LORD. And they went to their own home. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Eli blessed Khalqana and his wife and he said: “May LORD JEHOVAH give you seed from this wife in place of the request that she asked of LORD JEHOVAH!”; and they went to their country OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say: 'The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which was lent to the LORD.' And they would go unto their own home. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Heli blessed Helcana and his wife, saying The Lord recompense to thee seed of this woman, in return for the loan which thou hast lent to the Lord: and the man returned to his place. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eli's Wicked Sons…19Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. 20And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home. 21So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.… Cross References Genesis 21:1-2 Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. Genesis 25:21 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. Genesis 30:22-24 Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. / She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.” Judges 13:2-3 Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children. / The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. 2 Kings 4:16-17 And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.” / But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her. Psalm 113:9 He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah! Psalm 127:3 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Psalm 128:3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table. Isaiah 54:1 “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD. Luke 1:13-14 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John. / He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth, Luke 1:24-25 After these days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. She declared, / “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.” Luke 1:57-58 When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son. / Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her. Luke 2:34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, John 16:21 A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. Acts 2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.” Treasury of Scripture And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give you seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went to their own home. blessed Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: Genesis 27:27-29 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: … Numbers 6:23-27 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, … loan. 1 Samuel 1:27,28 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: … Jump to Previous Bless Blessed Child Children Dedicated Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Exchange Home House Issue Loan Offspring Petition Seed WifeJump to Next Bless Blessed Child Children Dedicated Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Exchange Home House Issue Loan Offspring Petition Seed Wife1 Samuel 2 1. Hannah's song in thankfulness12. The sin of Eli's sons 18. Samuel's ministry 20. by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful 22. Eli reproves his sons 27. A prophecy against Eli's house And Eli would bless The act of blessing in the Hebrew context, as seen in the word "bless" (Hebrew: בָּרַךְ, barak), is a profound invocation of divine favor. Eli, as the high priest, held a significant spiritual authority, and his blessing carried weight. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, blessings were not mere well-wishes but were believed to have tangible effects, invoking God's power and presence in the lives of those blessed. Elkanah and his wife saying, 'May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she has dedicated to the LORD Then they would go home Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Eliעֵלִ֜י (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh would bless וּבֵרַ֨ךְ (ū·ḇê·raḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse Elkanah אֶלְקָנָ֣ה (’el·qā·nāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 511: Elkanah -- 'God has created', the name of several Israelites and his wife, אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female saying, וְאָמַר֙ (wə·’ā·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “May the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel give יָשֵׂם֩ (yā·śêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set you לְךָ֥ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew children זֶ֙רַע֙ (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity by מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, woman הָאִשָּׁ֣ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female in place of תַּ֚חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of the one הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה (haš·šə·’ê·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7596: Request, thing asked for she dedicated to שָׁאַ֖ל (šā·’al) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand the LORD.” לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Then they would go וְהָלְכ֖וּ (wə·hā·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk home. לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ (lim·qō·mōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Links 1 Samuel 2:20 NIV1 Samuel 2:20 NLT 1 Samuel 2:20 ESV 1 Samuel 2:20 NASB 1 Samuel 2:20 KJV 1 Samuel 2:20 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 2:20 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 2:20 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 2:20 French Bible 1 Samuel 2:20 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 2:20 Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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