1 Samuel 1:27

1 Samuel 1:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
• New International Version (NIV)I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:27

25They killed the bull for the sacrifice. Then Hannah took Samuel to Eli. 26Hannah said to Eli, ‘Please believe me sir. I am the woman who stood here before. You saw me when I was praying to the Lord. I prayed that the Lord would give me a son and he answered my prayer. 28Now I will give this child to serve the Lord. He will be the Lord's servant for his whole life.’ Then Elkanah's family worshipped the Lord there.

1 Samuel 1:27 word by word

אֶל־הַנַּ֥עַר הַזֶּ֖ה הִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּי וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ אֶת־שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖לְתִּי מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For this childנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• I prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me my petitionשְׁאֵלָהshe'êlâh shêlâh · petitionH7596
• which I askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:27

• 1 Samuel 1:11She made a promise to God. She prayed, ‘Lord Almighty, you can see how sad I am. Please be kind to me, your servant. Remember me and do not forget me. Please give a son to me, your servant. If you do that, I will give him to serve you for all of his life. Nobody will ever cut his hair.’
• Matthew 7:7Jesus said, ‘Go on asking God for what you need. Then God will give it to you. Go on looking for what you need. Then you will find it. Go on knocking at the door, and God will open it for you.
• Psalms 66:19But God did hear me. When I called to him, he listened to my prayer.
• Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he heard me when I called to him.
• Psalms 118:5I was in trouble, so I called to the Lord to help me. The Lord answered me and he made me free.
• 1 John 5:15Since we know that, we also know that God will give to us the things that we ask for. It is like we have already received those things from him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:27

• 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:27

• Children
• Consecration
• Eli
• Hannah
• Parents
• Samuel
• Thankfulness
• Vows
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Barren
• Bitterness
• Hannah
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Ark of the Covenant
• Elkanah
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis

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