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

25Then the parents butchered the bull and brought the child to Eli. 26“Sir,” Hannah said, “as sure as you live, I’m the woman who stood here next to you and prayed to the Lord. I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted my request. 28In return, I am giving him to the Lord. He will be dedicated to the Lord for his whole life.” And they worshiped 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 this vow, “Lord of Armies, if you will look at my misery, remember me, and give me a boy, then I will give him to you for as long as he lives. A razor will never be used on his head.”
• Matthew 7:7“Ask, and you will receive. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened for you.
• Psalms 66:19But God has heard me. He has paid attention to my prayer.
• Psalms 116:1I love the Lord because he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.
• Psalms 118:5During times of trouble I called on the Lord. The Lord answered me ⌞and⌟ set me free ⌞from all of them⌟.
• 1 John 5:15We know that he listens to our requests. So we know that we already have what we ask him for.

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