1 Samuel 1:27

1 Samuel 1:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
• New International Version (NIV)I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:27

25After they slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. 26“It’s me, my lord!” she said. “As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman that stood by you here, praying to Adonai. For this boy I prayed, and Adonai has granted me my petition that I asked of Him. 28So I in turn dedicate him to Adonai—as long as he lives he is dedicated to Adonai.” Then he bowed in worship there before Adonai.

1 Samuel 1:27 word by word

אֶל־הַנַּ֥עַר הַזֶּ֖ה הִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּי וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ אֶת־שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖לְתִּי מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For this childנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• I prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me my petitionשְׁאֵלָהshe'êlâh shêlâh · petitionH7596
• which I askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:27

• 1 Samuel 1:11So she made a vow and said, “Adonai-Tzva’ot, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your handmaid, remember me and not forget Your handmaid, but grant Your handmaid a son, then I will give him to Adonai all the days of his life and no razor will ever touch his head.”
• Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
• Psalms 66:19But surely God has heard. He has listened to my voice in prayer.
• Psalms 116:1I love Adonai, for He hears my voice, my cries.
• Psalms 118:5Out of a tight place I called on Adonai— Adonai answered me with a spacious place.
• 1 John 5:15And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have the requests we have asked from Him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:27

• 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 1:27

• Children
• Consecration
• Eli
• Hannah
• Parents
• Samuel
• Thankfulness
• Vows
• Women

In the dictionaries

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

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