1 Samuel 1:20

Translations

Modern

So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

Traditional

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

Literal

And it came to pass, in the coming around of the days, that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, “For from YHWH I have asked for him.”

Latin

Et factum est post circulum dierum, concepit Anna, et peperit filium: vocavitque nomen ejus Samuel, eo quod a Domino postulasset eum.

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English

So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel Sarah Infertility The Priestly Blessing

Related verses

Genesis 41:51–52
Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
Matthew 1:21
She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
Exodus 2:10
When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
Exodus 2:22
And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
Genesis 16:11
The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
Genesis 29:32–35
And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
Genesis 30:6–21
Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
Genesis 5:29
And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
Genesis 4:25
And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”

People

Hannah: The mother of the prophet Samuel Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings

Glossary

Barrenness Eli Hannah Joshua, Book of Marriage, Marriage Customs Meaning of Names in the Bible Moses Phinehas Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second Shiloh Vow, Vows

Topics

Barrenness: Miraculously Removed: Hannah Children in Answer to Prayer: Hannah Conception: Miraculous: Hannah Hannah: Samuel Born To, Dedicated Him to God, Leaves Him at the Temple Having a Baby Prayer: Answered: Hannah, Asking to Give Birth to a Child Ramah: Also Called Ramathaim-Zophim: Home of Samuel Samuel: Miraculous Birth of

1 Samuel 1:20

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