1 Samuel 1 · Verse 25

1 Samuel 1:25

And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
1 Samuel 1:25, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:25 in other translations

BSBAnd when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
WEBThey killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli.
ASVAnd they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
YLTAnd they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli,
DARBYAnd they slaughtered the bullock, and brought the boy to Eli.
BBEAnd when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.
WebsterAnd they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

What does 1 Samuel 1:25 mean?

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 1:25 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.

וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.Tuand they slaughteredH7819
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַפָּ֑רha.Parthe young bullH6499
וַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they broughtH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arthe ladH5288
אֶל\־'el-toH413
עֵלִֽי\׃'e.LiEliH5941

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:25

  • Luke 18:15-16

    And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

  • 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;

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 1:26

    And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.

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1 Samuel 1:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y matando el becerro, trajeron el niño á Eli.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils égorgèrent le taureau, et ils amenèrent le jeune garçon à Éli.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie schlachteten den Farren und brachten den Knaben zu Eli.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et immolaverunt vitulum, et obtulerunt puerum Heli.