1 Samuel 2:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.”
1 Samuel 2:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 2:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 2:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, “May Yahweh give you offspring from this woman for the petition which was asked of Yahweh.” Then they went to their own home.”
1 Samuel 2:20 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 2:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home. ”
1 Samuel 2:20 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, `Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;' and they have gone to their place.”
1 Samuel 2:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 2:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to Jehovah. And they went to their own home. ”
1 Samuel 2:20 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 2:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord giue thee seede of this woman, for the petition that she asked of the Lord: and they departed vnto their place.”
1 Samuel 2:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 2:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 2
18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.
21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
What Does 1 Samuel 2:20 Mean?
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