1 Samuel 1 · Verse 22

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.
1 Samuel 1:22, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:22 in other translations

BSBbut Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
WEBBut Hannah didn’t go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and stay there forever.”
ASVBut 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 Jehovah, and there abide for ever.
YLTAnd Hannah hath not gone up, for she said to her husband, ‘Till the youth is weaned--then I have brought him in, and he hath appeared before the face of Jehovah, and dwelt there--unto the age.'
DARBYBut Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, I will wait until the child is weaned; then will I bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever.
BBEBut Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever.
WebsterBut Hannah went not up; for she said to her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

What does 1 Samuel 1:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. But Hannah went not up--Men only were obliged to attend the solemn feasts (Ex 23:17). But Hannah, like other pious women, was in the habit of going, only she deemed it more prudent and becoming to defer her next journey till her son's age would enable her to fulfill her vow.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 1:22 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.

וְחַנָּ֖הve.cha.Nahand HannahH2584
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
עָלָ֑תָה'a.La.tahshe went upH5927
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.Rahshe saidH559
לְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.Shahto husband herH376
עַ֣ד'aduntilH5704
יִגָּמֵ֤לyi.ga.Melhe will be weanedH1580
הַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arthe ladH5288
וַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יוva.ha.vi.'o.Tivand I will take himH935
וְנִרְאָה֙ve.nir.'Ahand he will appearH7200
אֶת\־'et-withH854
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] presence ofH6440
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavand he will dwellH3427
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamperpetuityH5769

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:22

  • 1 Samuel 1:28

    Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.

  • 1 Samuel 1:11

    And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

  • Luke 2:22

    And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

  • Deuteronomy 16:16

    Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:

  • 1 Samuel 2:11

    And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.

  • 1 Samuel 2:18

    But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

  • 1 Samuel 3:1

    And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

  • Leviticus 25:23

    The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

  • Luke 2:41-42

    Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

  • Psalms 23:6

    Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

  • Psalms 110:4

    The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

  • Psalms 27:4

    One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
then.
De 16:16; Lu 2:22,41,42
and there.
11,28; 2:11,18; 3:1; Ps 23:6; 27:4
for ever.
Ex 21:6; Le 25:23; Jos 4:7; Ps 110:4; Isa 9:7

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 1:23

    And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

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1 Samuel 1:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas Anna no subió, sino dijo á su marido: Yo no subiré hasta que el niño sea destetado; para que lo lleve y sea presentado delante de Jehová, y se quede allá para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais Anne ne monta pas, car elle dit à son mari: J’attendrai jusqu’à ce que l’enfant soit sevré; alors je le mènerai, afin qu’il paraisse devant l’ Éternel et qu’il habite là pour toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber Hanna ging nicht hinauf; denn sie sprach zu ihrem Manne: Bis der Knabe entwöhnt ist, dann will ich ihn bringen, daß er vor Jehova erscheine und dort bleibe auf immer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et Anna non ascendit: dixit enim viro suo: Non vadam donec ablactetur infans, et ducam eum, ut appareat ante conspectum Domini, et maneat ibi jugiter.