1 Samuel 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.”
1 Samuel 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 1:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of Yahweh.””
1 Samuel 1:20 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of Jehovah. ”
1 Samuel 1:20 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, `for, from Jehovah I have asked him.'”
1 Samuel 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, [saying,] Because I have asked him of Jehovah. ”
1 Samuel 1:20 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For in processe of time Hannah conceiued, and bare a sonne, and she called his name Samuel, Because, said she, I haue asked him of the Lord.”
1 Samuel 1:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 1:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 1
18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.
20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.
21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.
What Does 1 Samuel 1:20 Mean?
1 Samuel 1:20 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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