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1 Samuel 2:20-22
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
1 Samuel 2:20-22
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, ‘May the Lord repay[a] you with children by this woman for the gift that she made to[b] the Lord’; and then they would return to their home.
21 And[c] the Lord took note of Hannah; she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
Prophecy against Eli’s Household
22 Now Eli was very old. He heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
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- 1 Samuel 2:20 Q Ms Gk: MT give
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Q Ms Gk: MT for the petition that she asked of
- 1 Samuel 2:21 Q Ms Gk: MT When
1 Samuel 2:20-22
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:20-22
New International Version
20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the Lord give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed(A) for and gave to[a] the Lord.” Then they would go home. 21 And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;(B) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew(C) up in the presence of the Lord.
22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(D) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(E) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from
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