God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 2:20
20Eli would bless Elkanah (and his wife) and say, “May the Lord give you children from this woman in place of the one which she has given to the Lord.” Then they would go home.
1 Samuel 2:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.
- New International Version (NIV)Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the Lord.” Then they would go home.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, "May the Lord give you children by this woman for the petition she asked of the Lord." So then they would return to their home.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the Lord.” Then they would go to their own home.
Context of 1 Samuel 2:20
18Meanwhile, Samuel continued to serve in front of the Lord. As a boy he was ⌞already⌟ wearing a linen ephod. 19His mother would make him a robe and bring it to him every year when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah (and his wife) and say, “May the Lord give you children from this woman in place of the one which she has given to the Lord.” Then they would go home. 21The Lord came to Hannah. She became pregnant ⌞five times⌟ and had three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in front of the Lord. 22Now, Eli was very old, and he had heard everything that his sons were doing to all Israel and that they were sleeping with the women who served at the gate of the tent of meeting.
Read all of 1 Samuel 21 Samuel 2:20 word by word
וּבֵרַ֨ךְ עֵלִ֜י אֶת־אֶלְקָנָ֣ה וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וְאָמַר֙ יָשֵׂם֩ יְהוָ֨ה לְךָ֥ זֶ֙רַע֙ מִן־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את תַּ֚חַת הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖ל לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָלְכ֖וּ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
- blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
- and his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- giveשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
- thee seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
- of this womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
- for the loanשְׁאֵלָהshe'êlâh shêlâh · petitionH7596
- which is lentשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- And they wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- unto their own homeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:20
- Genesis 14:19He blessed Abram, and said, “Blessed is Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth.
- Genesis 27:27He went over and gave him a kiss. When Isaac smelled his clothes, he blessed him and said, “The smell of my son is like the smell of open country that the Lord has blessed.
- Numbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you will bless the Israelites. Say to them:
- Ruth 2:12May the Lord reward you for what you have done! May you receive a rich reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose protection you have come for shelter.”
- Ruth 4:11All the people who were at the gate, including the leaders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make this wife, who is coming into your home, like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built our family of Israel. So show your strength of character in Ephrathah and make a name for yourself in Bethlehem.
- 1 Samuel 1:27I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted my request.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Eli blessed Elkanah - The natural place of this verse seems to be before the 11th; after which the 21st should come in; after the 21st, perhaps the 26th should come in. The subjects in this chapter seem very much entangled and confused by the wrong position of the verses.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. He received a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. This led him to indulge his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20Eli would bless: Blessing was one of the functions of a priest (Numbers 6:23–27; Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Chronicles 23:13). See study note on 1 Samuel 1:17–18.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife--This blessing, like that which he had formerly pronounced, had a prophetic virtue; which, before long, appeared in the increase of Hannah's family (1Sa 2:21), and the growing qualifications of Samuel for the service of the sanctuary.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2
- 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
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