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 Living Translation (NLT)“Whatever you think is best,” Elkanah agreed. “Stay here for now, and may the Lord help you keep your promise.” So she stayed home and nursed the boy until he was weaned.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:23

21Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow. 22But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever.” 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. 24Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord in Shiloh. And the child was young. 25Then they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• her husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto her, Doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• what seemethעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• thee goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• tarryיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• until thou have weanedגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
• him; only the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• establishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• his wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• So the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and gave her sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• suckיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:23

• Numbers 30:7and her husband hears it, and makes no response to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her agreements by which she bound herself shall stand.
• 2 Samuel 7:25“Now, O Lord God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said.
• Isaiah 44:26Who confirms the word of His servant, And performs the counsel of His messengers; Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’ To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’ And I will raise up her waste places;
• Genesis 21:7She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
• Psalms 22:9But You are He who took Me out of the womb; You made Me trust while on My mother’s breasts.
• Matthew 24:19But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
• Luke 11:27And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which 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