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

21Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow, 22but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.” “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him. 24Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. 25And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy 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

• Doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• what you thinkעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• is bestטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• her husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• repliedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• and stayיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• here untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• you have weaned himגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• may the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• confirmקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• His wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• So Hannahאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and nursedיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243
• her sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:23

• Numbers 30:7and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
• 2 Samuel 7:25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
• Isaiah 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
• Genesis 21:7She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”
• Psalms 22:9Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
• Matthew 24:19How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
• Luke 11:27As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

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

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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