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1 Samuel 1:21
When Elkanah next took his family on their annual trip to Shiloh to worship God , offering sacrifices and keeping his vow, Hannah didn't go. She told her husband, "After the child is weaned, I'll bring him myself and present him before God —and that's where he'll stay, for good."
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Christian Standard Bible®
When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice and his vow offering to the Lord,
When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice and his vow offering to the Lord,
Hebrew Names Version
The man Elkana, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
The man Elkana, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
King James Version
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
Lexham English Bible
So the man Elkanah went up with all his household to make the annual sacrifice to Yahweh and to pay his vow.
So the man Elkanah went up with all his household to make the annual sacrifice to Yahweh and to pay his vow.
English Standard Version
The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.
The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.
New Century Version
Every year Elkanah went with his whole family to Shiloh to offer sacrifices and to keep the promise he had made to God.
Every year Elkanah went with his whole family to Shiloh to offer sacrifices and to keep the promise he had made to God.
New English Translation
This man Elkanah went up with all his family to make the yearly sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow,
This man Elkanah went up with all his family to make the yearly sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow,
Amplified Bible
Then the man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.
Then the man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.
New American Standard Bible
Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.
Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the man Elkanah and all his house went vp to offer vnto the Lord the yeerely sacrifice, and his vowe:
So the man Elkanah and all his house went vp to offer vnto the Lord the yeerely sacrifice, and his vowe:
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.
Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.
Contemporary English Version
The next time Elkanah and his family went to offer their yearly sacrifice, he took along a gift that he had promised to give to the Lord .
The next time Elkanah and his family went to offer their yearly sacrifice, he took along a gift that he had promised to give to the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
The husband, Elkanah, went up with all his household to offer the yearly sacrifice to Adonai and fulfill his vow.
The husband, Elkanah, went up with all his household to offer the yearly sacrifice to Adonai and fulfill his vow.
Darby Translation
And Elkanah her husband, and all his house, went up to sacrifice to Jehovah the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
And Elkanah her husband, and all his house, went up to sacrifice to Jehovah the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
Easy-to-Read Version
Elkanah went to Shiloh to offer the sacrifice for that year and the gift he had promised to the Lord . He took his family with him.
Elkanah went to Shiloh to offer the sacrifice for that year and the gift he had promised to the Lord . He took his family with him.
George Lamsa Translation
And the man Hilkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifices of his vow.
And the man Hilkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifices of his vow.
Good News Translation
The time came again for Elkanah and his family to go to Shiloh and offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and the special sacrifice he had promised.
The time came again for Elkanah and his family to go to Shiloh and offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and the special sacrifice he had promised.
Literal Translation
And the man Elkanah and all his house went up to sacrifice to Jehovah a sacrifice of the days, and to vow his vow.
And the man Elkanah and all his house went up to sacrifice to Jehovah a sacrifice of the days, and to vow his vow.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan the man Elcana wente vp with all his houßholde to offre sacrifice and his vowe vnto the LORDE at soch tyme as ye custome was,
And whan the man Elcana wente vp with all his houßholde to offre sacrifice and his vowe vnto the LORDE at soch tyme as ye custome was,
American Standard Version
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
Bible in Basic English
And the man Elkanah with all his family went up to make the year's offering to the Lord, and to give effect to his oath.
And the man Elkanah with all his family went up to make the year's offering to the Lord, and to give effect to his oath.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the man Elkana and all his house, went vp to offer vnto the Lorde the yerely sacrifice, and also his vowe.
And the man Elkana and all his house, went vp to offer vnto the Lorde the yerely sacrifice, and also his vowe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
King James Version (1611)
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went vp to offer vnto the Lord the yeerely sacrifice, and his vowe.
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went vp to offer vnto the Lord the yeerely sacrifice, and his vowe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the man Helkana and all his house went up to offer in Selom the yearly sacrifice, and his vows, and all the tithes of his land.
And the man Helkana and all his house went up to offer in Selom the yearly sacrifice, and his vows, and all the tithes of his land.
English Revised Version
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe hir hosebonde Helcana stiede, and al his hows, to offre a solempne sacrifice, and his avow to the Lord.
Forsothe hir hosebonde Helcana stiede, and al his hows, to offre a solempne sacrifice, and his avow to the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.
And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.
Update Bible Version
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
World English Bible
The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
New King James Version
Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
New Living Translation
The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow.
The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow.
New Life Bible
Then Elkanah went up with all those of his house to give the Lord the gift on the altar in worship as he did each year, and to pay what he had promised.
Then Elkanah went up with all those of his house to give the Lord the gift on the altar in worship as he did each year, and to pay what he had promised.
New Revised Standard
The man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow.
The man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up, to offer unto Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and each his own vow.
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up, to offer unto Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and each his own vow.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Elcana, her husband, went up, and all his house, to offer to the Lord the solemn sacrifice, and his vow.
And Elcana, her husband, went up, and all his house, to offer to the Lord the solemn sacrifice, and his vow.
Revised Standard Version
And the man Elka'nah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow.
And the man Elka'nah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.
Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.
Contextual Overview
19 Up before dawn, they worshiped God and returned home to Ramah. Elkanah slept with Hannah his wife, and God began making the necessary arrangements in response to what she had asked. 20 Before the year was out, Hannah had conceived and given birth to a son. She named him Samuel, explaining, "I asked God for him." 21When Elkanah next took his family on their annual trip to Shiloh to worship God , offering sacrifices and keeping his vow, Hannah didn't go. She told her husband, "After the child is weaned, I'll bring him myself and present him before God —and that's where he'll stay, for good." 23Elkanah said to his wife, "Do what you think is best. Stay home until you have weaned him. Yes! Let God complete what he has begun!" So she did. She stayed home and nursed her son until she had weaned him. Then she took him up to Shiloh, bringing also the makings of a generous sacrificial meal—a prize bull, flour, and wine. The child was so young to be sent off! 25They first butchered the bull, then brought the child to Eli. Hannah said, "Excuse me, sir. Would you believe that I'm the very woman who was standing before you at this very spot, praying to God ? I prayed for this child, and God gave me what I asked for. And now I have dedicated him to God . He's dedicated to God for life." Then and there, they worshiped God . 27Hannah Pours Out Her Heart to God There once was a man who lived in Ramathaim. He was descended from the old Zuph family in the Ephraim hills. His name was Elkanah. (He was connected with the Zuphs from Ephraim through his father Jeroham, his grandfather Elihu, and his great-grandfather Tohu.) He had two wives. The first was Hannah; the second was Peninnah. Peninnah had children; Hannah did not. Every year this man went from his hometown up to Shiloh to worship and offer a sacrifice to God -of-the-Angel-Armies. Eli and his two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served as the priests of God there. When Elkanah sacrificed, he passed helpings from the sacrificial meal around to his wife Peninnah and all her children, but he always gave an especially generous helping to Hannah because he loved her so much, and because God had not given her children. But her rival wife taunted her cruelly, rubbing it in and never letting her forget that God had not given her children. This went on year after year. Every time she went to the sanctuary of God she could expect to be taunted. Hannah was reduced to tears and had no appetite. Her husband Elkanah said, "Oh, Hannah, why are you crying? Why aren't you eating? And why are you so upset? Am I not of more worth to you than ten sons?" So Hannah ate. Then she pulled herself together, slipped away quietly, and entered the sanctuary. The priest Eli was on duty at the entrance to God 's Temple in the customary seat. Crushed in soul, Hannah prayed to God and cried and cried—inconsolably. Then she made a vow: Oh, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, If you'll take a good, hard look at my pain, If you'll quit neglecting me and go into action for me By giving me a son, I'll give him completely, unreservedly to you. I'll set him apart for a life of holy discipline. It so happened that as she continued in prayer before God , Eli was watching her closely. Hannah was praying in her heart, silently. Her lips moved, but no sound was heard. Eli jumped to the conclusion that she was drunk. He approached her and said, "You're drunk! How long do you plan to keep this up? Sober up, woman!" Hannah said, "Oh no, sir—please! I'm a woman hard used. I haven't been drinking. Not a drop of wine or beer. The only thing I've been pouring out is my heart, pouring it out to God . Don't for a minute think I'm a bad woman. It's because I'm so desperately unhappy and in such pain that I've stayed here so long." Eli answered her, "Go in peace. And may the God of Israel give you what you have asked of him." "Think well of me—and pray for me!" she said, and went her way. Then she ate heartily, her face radiant. Up before dawn, they worshiped God and returned home to Ramah. Elkanah slept with Hannah his wife, and God began making the necessary arrangements in response to what she had asked. Before the year was out, Hannah had conceived and given birth to a son. She named him Samuel, explaining, "I asked God for him." When Elkanah next took his family on their annual trip to Shiloh to worship God , offering sacrifices and keeping his vow, Hannah didn't go. She told her husband, "After the child is weaned, I'll bring him myself and present him before God —and that's where he'll stay, for good." Elkanah said to his wife, "Do what you think is best. Stay home until you have weaned him. Yes! Let God complete what he has begun!" So she did. She stayed home and nursed her son until she had weaned him. Then she took him up to Shiloh, bringing also the makings of a generous sacrificial meal—a prize bull, flour, and wine. The child was so young to be sent off! They first butchered the bull, then brought the child to Eli. Hannah said, "Excuse me, sir. Would you believe that I'm the very woman who was standing before you at this very spot, praying to God ? I prayed for this child, and God gave me what I asked for. And now I have dedicated him to God . He's dedicated to God for life." Then and there, they worshiped God . 28Hannah Pours Out Her Heart to God There once was a man who lived in Ramathaim. He was descended from the old Zuph family in the Ephraim hills. His name was Elkanah. (He was connected with the Zuphs from Ephraim through his father Jeroham, his grandfather Elihu, and his great-grandfather Tohu.) He had two wives. The first was Hannah; the second was Peninnah. Peninnah had children; Hannah did not. Every year this man went from his hometown up to Shiloh to worship and offer a sacrifice to God -of-the-Angel-Armies. Eli and his two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served as the priests of God there. When Elkanah sacrificed, he passed helpings from the sacrificial meal around to his wife Peninnah and all her children, but he always gave an especially generous helping to Hannah because he loved her so much, and because God had not given her children. But her rival wife taunted her cruelly, rubbing it in and never letting her forget that God had not given her children. This went on year after year. Every time she went to the sanctuary of God she could expect to be taunted. Hannah was reduced to tears and had no appetite. Her husband Elkanah said, "Oh, Hannah, why are you crying? Why aren't you eating? And why are you so upset? Am I not of more worth to you than ten sons?" So Hannah ate. Then she pulled herself together, slipped away quietly, and entered the sanctuary. The priest Eli was on duty at the entrance to God 's Temple in the customary seat. Crushed in soul, Hannah prayed to God and cried and cried—inconsolably. Then she made a vow: Oh, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, If you'll take a good, hard look at my pain, If you'll quit neglecting me and go into action for me By giving me a son, I'll give him completely, unreservedly to you. I'll set him apart for a life of holy discipline. It so happened that as she continued in prayer before God , Eli was watching her closely. Hannah was praying in her heart, silently. Her lips moved, but no sound was heard. Eli jumped to the conclusion that she was drunk. He approached her and said, "You're drunk! How long do you plan to keep this up? Sober up, woman!" Hannah said, "Oh no, sir—please! I'm a woman hard used. I haven't been drinking. Not a drop of wine or beer. The only thing I've been pouring out is my heart, pouring it out to God . Don't for a minute think I'm a bad woman. It's because I'm so desperately unhappy and in such pain that I've stayed here so long." Eli answered her, "Go in peace. And may the God of Israel give you what you have asked of him." "Think well of me—and pray for me!" she said, and went her way. Then she ate heartily, her face radiant. Up before dawn, they worshiped God and returned home to Ramah. Elkanah slept with Hannah his wife, and God began making the necessary arrangements in response to what she had asked. Before the year was out, Hannah had conceived and given birth to a son. She named him Samuel, explaining, "I asked God for him." When Elkanah next took his family on their annual trip to Shiloh to worship God , offering sacrifices and keeping his vow, Hannah didn't go. She told her husband, "After the child is weaned, I'll bring him myself and present him before God —and that's where he'll stay, for good." Elkanah said to his wife, "Do what you think is best. Stay home until you have weaned him. Yes! Let God complete what he has begun!" So she did. She stayed home and nursed her son until she had weaned him. Then she took him up to Shiloh, bringing also the makings of a generous sacrificial meal—a prize bull, flour, and wine. The child was so young to be sent off! They first butchered the bull, then brought the child to Eli. Hannah said, "Excuse me, sir. Would you believe that I'm the very woman who was standing before you at this very spot, praying to God ? I prayed for this child, and God gave me what I asked for. And now I have dedicated him to God . He's dedicated to God for life." Then and there, they worshiped God .
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Samuel 1:3, Genesis 18:19, Joshua 24:15, Psalms 101:2
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:26 - thy vows 1 Samuel 2:19 - from year to year Luke 2:41 - went
Cross-References
Genesis 1:24
God spoke: "Earth, generate life! Every sort and kind: cattle and reptiles and wild animals—all kinds." And there it was: wild animals of every kind, Cattle of all kinds, every sort of reptile and bug. God saw that it was good.
God spoke: "Earth, generate life! Every sort and kind: cattle and reptiles and wild animals—all kinds." And there it was: wild animals of every kind, Cattle of all kinds, every sort of reptile and bug. God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:26
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
Job 26:5
"All the buried dead are in torment, and all who've been drowned in the deep, deep sea. Hell is ripped open before God, graveyards dug up and exposed. He spreads the skies over unformed space, hangs the earth out in empty space. He pours water into cumulus cloud-bags and the bags don't burst. He makes the moon wax and wane, putting it through its phases. He draws the horizon out over the ocean, sets a boundary between light and darkness. Thunder crashes and rumbles in the skies. Listen! It's God raising his voice! By his power he stills sea storms, by his wisdom he tames sea monsters. With one breath he clears the sky, with one finger he crushes the sea serpent. And this is only the beginning, a mere whisper of his rule. Whatever would we do if he really raised his voice!"
"All the buried dead are in torment, and all who've been drowned in the deep, deep sea. Hell is ripped open before God, graveyards dug up and exposed. He spreads the skies over unformed space, hangs the earth out in empty space. He pours water into cumulus cloud-bags and the bags don't burst. He makes the moon wax and wane, putting it through its phases. He draws the horizon out over the ocean, sets a boundary between light and darkness. Thunder crashes and rumbles in the skies. Listen! It's God raising his voice! By his power he stills sea storms, by his wisdom he tames sea monsters. With one breath he clears the sky, with one finger he crushes the sea serpent. And this is only the beginning, a mere whisper of his rule. Whatever would we do if he really raised his voice!"
Jonah 1:17
Then God assigned a huge fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was in the fish's belly three days and nights.
Then God assigned a huge fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was in the fish's belly three days and nights.
Jonah 2:10
Then God spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah on the seashore.
Then God spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah on the seashore.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the man Elkanah, and all his house,.... All his family, excepting Hannah, and her son Samuel; or all the men of his house, as the Targum; for only the males were obliged to appear at the three festivals:
went up to Shiloh; to the house of God there:
to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice; either the passover, to which men commonly went up with their families: see Luke 2:41, or rather it may be what was offered at the feast of tabernacles, as Abarbinel thinks, the time of the ingathering the fruits of the earth, when men went up with their families to offer sacrifice, and express their joy on that account, Deuteronomy 16:10
and his vow: which he had made between feast and feast; for whatever vows men made at home, on any account, they paid them at the yearly festivals; and this vow might be on the account of the birth of his son, by way of thanksgiving for that.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 1:21. The man Elkanah and all his house — He and the whole of his family, Hannah and her child excepted, who purposed not to go up to Shiloh till her son was old enough to be employed in the Divine service.
And his vow — Probably he had also made some vow to the Lord on the occasion of his wife's prayer and vow; in which, from his love to her. he could not be less interested than herself.
