1 Samuel 2:20

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

18Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod. 19His mother used to make him a small robe and bring it up to him at regular intervals when she would go up with her husband to make the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying, “May the Lord raise up for you descendants from this woman to replace the one that she dedicated to the Lord.” Then they would go to their home. 21So the Lord graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the Lord’s sanctuary. 22Now Eli was very old when he heard about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to have sex with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

1 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, saying, “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.
• Genesis 27:27So Jacob went over and kissed him. When Isaac caught the scent of his clothing, he blessed him, saying, “Yes, my son smells like the scent of an open field which the Lord has blessed.
• Numbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
• Ruth 2:12May the Lord reward your efforts! May your acts of kindness be repaid fully by the Lord God of Israel, from whom you have sought protection!”
• Ruth 4:11All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.
• 1 Samuel 1:27I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:20

• Benedictions
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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