1 Samuel 1 · Verse 17

1 Samuel 1:17

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
1 Samuel 1:17, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:17 in other translations

BSB“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
WEBThen Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”
ASVThen Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
YLTAnd Eli answereth and saith, ‘Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.'
DARBYAnd Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition which thou hast asked of him.
BBEThen Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.
WebsterThen Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

What does 1 Samuel 1:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 1:12-18

12-18. Eli marked her mouth--The suspicion of the aged priest seems to indicate that the vice of intemperance was neither uncommon nor confined to one sex in those times of disorder. This mistaken impression was immediately removed, and, in the words, "God grant," or rather, "will grant," was followed by an invocation which, as Hannah regarded it in the light of a prophecy pointing to the accomplishment of her…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Grant thee thy petition - He was satisfied he had formed a wrong judgment, and by it had added to the distress of one already sufficiently distressed. The fact that Eli supposed her to be drunken, and the other of the conduct of Eli's sons already mentioned, prove that religion was at this time at a very low ebb in Shiloh; for it seems drunken women did come to the place, and lewd women were to be found there.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:9-18

Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of our God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in prayer, not only to ask good things in general, but to mention that special good thing we most need and desire. She spoke softly, none could hear her. Hereby she testified her belief of God's knowledge of the heart and its desires. Eli was high priest, and judge in Israel. It ill becomes us…

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1 Samuel 1:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030
עֵלִ֛י'e.LiEliH5941
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לְכִ֣יle.KhigoH1980
לְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.Lomto peaceH7965
וֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.Heiand [the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
יִתֵּן֙yi.Tenmay he grantH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְshe.la.Tekhpetition yourH7596
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
שָׁאַ֖לְתְּsha.'Altyou have askedH7592
מֵעִמּֽוֹ\׃me.'i.Mofrom with <the> himH5973

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:17

  • Mark 5:34

    And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

  • Judges 18:6

    And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.

  • Psalms 20:3-5

    Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.

  • 1 Samuel 25:35

    So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

  • 2 Kings 5:19

    And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.

  • Luke 7:50

    And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:10

    And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

  • Luke 8:48

    And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

  • 1 Samuel 29:7

    Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.

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Go.
25:35; 29:7; Jud 18:6; 2Ki 5:19; Mr 5:34; Lu 7:50; 8:48
the God.
1Ch 4:10; Ps 20:3-5

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 1:16

    Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

  • 1 Samuel 1:17

    Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

  • 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.

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1 Samuel 1:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Eli respondió, y dijo: Ve en paz, y el Dios de Israel te otorgue la petición que le has hecho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Éli répondit et dit: Va en paix; et que le Dieu d’Israël t’accorde la demande que tu lui as faite!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Eli antwortete und sprach: Gehe hin in Frieden; und der Gott Israels gewähre deine Bitte, die du von ihm erbeten hast!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc Heli ait ei: Vade in pace: et Deus Israël det tibi petitionem tuam quam rogasti eum.