1 Samuel 1 · Verse 20

1 Samuel 1:20

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.
1 Samuel 1:20, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:20 in other translations

BSBSo in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
WEBWhen the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of the LORD.”
ASVand it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of Jehovah.
YLTand it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, ‘for, from Jehovah I have asked him.'
DARBYAnd it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of Jehovah.
BBENow the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
WebsterWherefore it came to pass, when the time had arrived, after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

What does 1 Samuel 1:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. called his name Samuel--doubtless with her husband's consent. The names of children were given sometimes by the fathers, and sometimes by the mothers (see Ge 4:1, 26; 5:29; 19:37; 21:3); and among the early Hebrews, they were commonly compound names, one part including the name of God.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Called his name Samuel - As she gave this name to her son because she had asked him of the Lord, the word שמואל Shemuel must be here considerably contracted; if it express this sentiment, the component parts of it are the following: שאול מאל shaul meEl, "asked of God." This name would put both the mother and the son in continual remembrance of the Divine interposition at his birth. See on 1Sam 1:28 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:19-28

Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move till they had worshipped God together. Prayer and provender do not hinder a journey. When men are in such haste to set out upon journeys, or to engage in business, that they have not time to worship God, they are likely to proceed without his presence and blessing. Hannah, though she felt a warm…

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1 Samuel 1:20 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.

וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
לִתְקֻפ֣וֹתlit.ku.Fotto [the] circuit ofH8622
הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
וַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029
חַנָּ֖הcha.NahHannahH2584
וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
בֵּ֑ןBena sonH1121
וַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'and she calledH7121
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁמוֹ֙she.Moname hisH8034
שְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
מֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehfrom YahwehH3068
שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו\׃she.'il.TivI asked for himH7592

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:20

  • Genesis 41:51-52

    And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

  • Matthew 1:21

    And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

  • Exodus 2:10

    And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

  • Exodus 2:22

    And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

  • Genesis 30:6-21

    And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. …

  • Genesis 16:11

    And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

  • Genesis 29:32-35

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

  • Genesis 5:29

    And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
when the time was come about. Heb. in revolution of days.Samuel. that is, Asked of God. Because.
Ge 4:25; 5:29; 16:11; 29:32-35; 30:6-21; 41:51,52; Ex 2:10,22Mt 1:21

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 1:19

    And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

  • 1 Samuel 1:20

    Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 1:21

    And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

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1 Samuel 1:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y fué que corrido el tiempo, después de haber concebido Anna, parió un hijo, y púsole por nombre Samuel, diciendo: Por cuanto lo demandé á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva que, quand les jours furent révolus, Anne, ayant conçu, enfanta un fils; et elle appela son nom Samuel: car je l’ai demandé à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah nach Umlauf der Zeit, da ward Hanna schwanger und gebar einen Sohn; und sie gab ihm den Namen Samuel:denn von Jehova habe ich ihn erbeten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et factum est post circulum dierum, concepit Anna, et peperit filium: vocavitque nomen ejus Samuel, eo quod a Domino postulasset eum.