1 Samuel 1:25

1 Samuel 1:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
• New International Version (NIV)When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:25

23“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. After sacrificing the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. 26“Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the very woman who stood here several years ago praying to the Lord. 27I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request.

1 Samuel 1:25 word by word

וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ אֶת־הַפָּ֑ר וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֶת־הַנַּ֖עַר אֶל־עֵלִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they slewשָׁחַטshâchaţ · to slaughterH7819
• a bullockפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• the childנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• to Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:25

• Luke 2:22Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
• Luke 18:15One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:25

• 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 1:25

• Children
• Consecration
• Eli
• Hannah
• Samuel
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Hannah
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Ark of the Covenant
• Elkanah
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Judges, Period of

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