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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:23

21The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow. 22But Hannah did not go. She told her husband, “Wait until the boy is weaned. Then I will take him to the Tabernacle and leave him there with the Lord permanently.” “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. 24When the child was weaned, Hannah took him to the Tabernacle in Shiloh. They brought along a three-year-old bull for the sacrifice and a basket of flour and some wine. 25After sacrificing the bull, they brought the boy 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 30:7If her husband learns of her vow or pledge and does not object on the day he hears of it, her vows and pledges will stand.
• 2 Samuel 7:25“And now, O Lord God, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. Confirm it as a promise that will last forever.
• Isaiah 44:26But I carry out the predictions of my prophets! By them I say to Jerusalem, ‘People will live here again,’ and to the towns of Judah, ‘You will be rebuilt; I will restore all your ruins!’
• Genesis 21:7Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!”
• Psalms 22:9Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast.
• Matthew 24:19How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days.
• Luke 11:27As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that 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