1 Samuel 1 · Verse 21

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.
1 Samuel 1:21, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:21 in other translations

BSBThen Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
WEBThe man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
ASVAnd the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
YLTAnd the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.
DARBYAnd Elkanah her husband, and all his house, went up to sacrifice to Jehovah the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

What does 1 Samuel 1:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. the man Elkanah ... went up to offer ... his vow--The solemn expression of his concurrence in Hannah's vow was necessary to make it obligatory. (See on Nu 30:3).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 1:21 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.

וַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
הָאִ֥ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
אֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahElkanahH511
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
בֵּית֑וֹbei.Tohousehold hisH1004
לִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achto sacrificeH2076
לַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
זֶ֥בַחZe.vach[the] sacrifice ofH2077
הַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
נִדְרֽוֹ\׃nid.Rovow hisH5088

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:21

  • 1 Samuel 1:3

    And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

  • Deuteronomy 12:11

    Then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord:

  • Joshua 24:15

    And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

  • Psalms 101:2

    I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

  • Genesis 18:19

    For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3; Ge 18:19; Jos 24:15; Ps 101:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 1:22

    But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.

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1 Samuel 1:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después subió el varón Elcana, con toda su familia, á sacrificar á Jehová el sacrificio acostumbrado, y su voto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Elkana, son mari, monta avec toute sa maison pour sacrifier à l’ Éternel le sacrifice annuel et son vœu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Mann Elkana ging hinauf mit seinem ganzen Hause, um Jehova das jährliche Schlachtopfer zu opfern und sein Gelübde zu erfüllen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ascendit autem vir ejus Elcana, et omnis domus ejus, ut immolaret Domino hostiam solemnem, et votum suum.