1 Samuel 1:23

1 Samuel 1:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
• New International Version (NIV)“Do what seems best to you,” her husband Elkanah told her. “Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good his word.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; only, may the Lord establish his word." So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord establish His word.” Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:23

21And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever. And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only Jehovah establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she weaned him. 24And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of Jehovah in Shiloh: and the child was young. 25And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

1 Samuel 1:23 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהּ֩ אֶלְקָנָ֨ה אִישָׁ֜הּ עֲשִׂ֧י הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינַ֗יִךְ שְׁבִי֙ עַד־גָּמְלֵ֣ךְ אֹת֔וֹ אַ֛ךְ יָקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־דְּבָר֑וֹ וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ וַתֵּ֣ינֶק אֶת־בְּנָ֔הּ עַד־גָּמְלָ֖הּ אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• weanedגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
• onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• establishקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• suckיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:23

• Numbers 30:7and her husband hear it, and hold his peace at her in the day that he heareth it; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
• 2 Samuel 7:25And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
• Isaiah 44:26that confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith of Jerusalem, She shall be inhabited; and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places thereof;
• Genesis 21:7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.
• Psalms 22:9But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
• Matthew 24:19But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
• Luke 11:27And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Until thou have weaned him - On the nature of this weaning, and the time in which it was usually done, the reader will be pleased to refer to the note on Genesis 21:8. The Lord establish his word - Or, may the Lord establish his word - preserve the child, cause him to grow up, and make him a blessing to Israel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move till they had worshipped God together. Prayer and provender do not hinder a journey. When men are in such haste to set out upon journeys, or to engage in business, that they have not time to worship God, they are likely to proceed without his presence and blessing. Hannah, though she felt a warm regard for the courts of God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Elkanah could have canceled Hannah’s promise (see Numbers 30:12–14). But he chose to affirm and support it instead.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:23

• Elkanah
• Hannah

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Child
• Hannah
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Wean
• Ark of the Covenant
• Elkanah
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings