1 Samuel 1 · Verse 24

1 Samuel 1:24

And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.
1 Samuel 1:24, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:24 in other translations

BSBOnce she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
WEBWhen she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a container of wine, and brought him to the LORD’s house in Shiloh. The child was young.
ASVAnd when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of Jehovah in Shiloh: and the child was young.
YLTand she causeth him to go up with her when she hath weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she bringeth him into the house of Jehovah at Shiloh, and the youth is but a youth.
DARBYAnd she took him up with her when she had weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a flask of wine, and brought him to the house of Jehovah to Shiloh; and the boy was young.
BBEThen when she had done so, she took him with her, with a three-year old ox and an ephah of meal and a skin full of wine, and took him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh: now the child was still very young.
WebsterAnd when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

What does 1 Samuel 1:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. three bullocks--The Septuagint renders it "a bullock of three years old"; which is probably the true rendering.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 With three bullocks - The Septuagint, the Syriac, and the Arabic, read, a bullock of three years old; and this is probably correct, because we read, 1Sam 1:25, that they slew את הפר eth happar, The bullock. We hear of no more, and we know that a bullock or heifer of three years old was ordinarily used, see Gen 15:9. One ephah of flour - Seven gallons and a half. A bottle of wine - נבל יין nebel yayin, a skin full of wine. Their bottles for wine and fluids in general were made out of skins of goats, stripped off without being cut up; the places whence the legs were extracted sewed up, as also the lower part; and the top tied. She the notes on Gen 21:14, and Mat 9:17. These three things, the ox, the flour, and the wine, probably constituted the consecration-offering.

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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 1:24 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.

וַתַּעֲלֵ֨הוּva.ta.'a.Le.huand she brought up himH5927
עִמָּ֜הּ'i.Mahwith herH5973
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust whenH834
גְּמָלַ֗תּוּge.ma.La.tushe had weaned himH1580
בְּפָרִ֤יםbe.fa.Rimwith young bullsH6499
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahthreeH7969
וְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.Fahand an ephahH374
אַחַ֥ת'a.Chatone ofH259
קֶ֙מַח֙ke.machflourH7058
וְנֵ֣בֶלve.Ne.veland a skin ofH5035
יַ֔יִןYa.yinwineH3196
וַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּva.te.vi.'E.huand she took himH935
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
שִׁל֑וֹshi.LoShilohH7887
וְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arand the ladH5288
נָֽעַר\׃Na.'ar[was] a ladH5288

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:24

  • Numbers 15:9-10

    Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil. And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 4:3-4

    And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5-6

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

  • 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:

  • 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:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 2839. B.C. 1165. An. Ex. Is. 326. she took.
Nu 15:9,10; De 12:5,6,11; 16:16
three bullocks.The LXX., Syriac, and Arabic, read "a bullock of three years old;" which is probably correct, as we read (ver. 25) that they slew {eth happar,} "the bullock."
house.
4:3,4; Jos 18:1

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 1:24

    And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.

  • 1 Samuel 1:25

    And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

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1 Samuel 1:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y después que lo hubo destetado, llevólo consigo, con tres becerros, y un epha de harina, y una vasija de vino, y trájolo á la casa de Jehová en Silo: y el niño era pequeño.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et sitôt qu’elle l’eut sevré, elle l’emmena avec elle, avec trois jeunes taureaux, et un épha de farine et une outre de vin; et elle le mena à la maison de l’ Éternel à Silo; et l’enfant était très jeune.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sobald sie ihn entwöhnt hatte, brachte sie ihn mit sich hinauf nebst drei Farren und einem Epha Mehl und einem Schlauch Wein, und brachte ihn in das Haus Jehovas nach Silo; und der Knabe war noch jung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et adduxit eum secum, postquam ablactaverat, in vitulis tribus, et tribus modiis farinæ, et amphora vini, et adduxit eum ad domum Domini in Silo. Puer autem erat adhuc infantulus: