1 Samuel 2:20

“And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May YHWH give you offspring from this woman in place of the petition that was asked for YHWH.” Then they would go to his home.”

1 Samuel 2:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 2:20, word by word

And Eliעֵלִיeli

Eli

Eli, priest at Shiloh who judged Israel forty years (1 Samuel 4:18); Samuel grew up with him.

Where else “eli” appears
would blessבֵרַךְverach

greet

To wish someone God's good; to greet.

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Elkanahאֶלְקָנָהelkana

Elkanah

Elkanah, a name borne by several men; among them a son of Korah (Exodus 6:24) and the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). It means "El has acquired".

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and his wifeאִשְׁתּisht

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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and sayאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“May YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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giveיָשֵׂםyasem

put

To put something somewhere.

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offspringזֶרַעzera

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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the petitionשְּׁאֵלָהsheela

request

Request: what one asks of another.

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was askedשָׁאַלshaal

ask for

To ask for something, or borrow.

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Then they would goהָלְכוּhalchu

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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to his homeמְקֹמmekom

place

A place, a spot.

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The context

19And his mother would make for him a little robe and bring it up to him year by year when she came up with her husband to sacrifice the yearly sacrifice.

20 · This verse (above)

21Indeed, YHWH attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up with YHWH.

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