1 Samuel 1:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֙ לִתְקֻפ֣וֹת הַיָּמִ֔ים וַתַּ֥הַר חַנָּ֖ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמוֹ֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵיְהוָ֖ה שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃

Transliteration

And-wayəhî at-litqupôt the-hayyāmîm and-wattahar ḥannāh and-wattēled bēn and-wattiqrāʾ ʾet-šəmô šəmûʾēl because from-YHWH šəʾiltîw.

Grammar Details

• *wayəhî*: conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass
• *litqupôt*: preposition lamed + feminine plural construct - at the circuit/revolution of
• *hayyāmîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the days
• *wattahar*: conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she conceived
• *wattēled*: conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she bore
• *bēn*: masculine singular noun - son
• *wattiqrāʾ*: conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she called
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *šəmô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name
• *šəmûʾēl*: proper noun - Samuel
• *kî*: conjunction - because/for
• *mēYHWH*: preposition min + divine name - from YHWH
• *šəʾiltîw*: qal perfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - I asked him

Word Meanings

• *litqupôt hayyāmîm*: in the course of time/after the cycle of days/when the time had come
• *šəmûʾēl*: Samuel (name meaning 'heard of God' or 'asked of God')
• *mēYHWH šəʾiltîw*: from YHWH I asked him/I have requested him from the LORD

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, 'Because I asked the LORD for him.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, when the time{H3117} was come{H8622} about, that Hannah{H2584} conceived,{H2029} and bare{H3205} a son;{H1121} and she called{H7121} his name{H8034} Samuel,{H8050} [saying], Because I have asked{H7592} him of Jehovah.{H3068}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore it came to pass, when the time{H3117} was come{H8622} about after Hannah{H2584} had conceived{H2029}{(H8799)}, that she bare{H3205}{(H8799)} a son{H1121}, and called{H7121}{(H8799)} his name{H8034} Samuel{H8050}, saying, Because I have asked{H7592}{(H8804)} him of the LORD{H3068}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And after certayne dayes, she coceaued and bare a sonne, and called his name Samuel, for I haue desyred him (sayde she) of the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For in processe of time Hannah conceiued, and bare a sonne, and she called his name Samuel, Because, said she, I haue asked him of the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For in processe of time it came to passe, that she conceaued, and bare a sonne, & called his name Samuel, saying: Because I haue asked him of the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and 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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, when the time had come, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, [saying], "Because I have asked him of Yahweh."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Hannah became pregnant. Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the LordIn the course of time she gave birth to a son. And she named him Samuel, thinking,“I asked the LORD for him.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:51-52 : 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, For God, he said, has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house. 52 He called the name of the second Ephraim, For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
• Exod 2:10 : 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, Because I pulled him out of the water.
• Exod 2:22 : 22 And she bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
• Matt 1:21 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
• Gen 5:29 : 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.
• Gen 16:11 : 11 And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction.
• Gen 29:32-35 : 32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely the LORD has looked upon my affliction; now my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Because the LORD has heard that I was unloved, He has therefore given me this son also; and she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons; therefore his name was called Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now I will praise the LORD; therefore she called his name Judah; and she stopped bearing.
• Gen 30:6-9 : 6 Rachel said, "God has judged me, and has also heard my voice and given me a son." Therefore, she named him Dan. 7 Bilhah, Rachel's maid, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son. 8 Rachel said, "With great struggles have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed." She named him Naphtali. 9 When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took Zilpah her maid and gave her to Jacob as a wife. 10 Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a son. 11 Leah said, "A troop comes," and she named him Gad. 12 Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a second son. 13 Leah said, "Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed." She named him Asher. 14 Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, bringing them to his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes." 15 She said to her, "Is it a small matter that you have taken my husband? Would you also take away my son's mandrakes?" Rachel said, "Therefore, he shall lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes." 16 Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him and said, "You must come to me, for surely I have hired you with my son's mandrakes." He lay with her that night. 17 God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son. 18 Leah said, "God has given me my wages because I have given my maid to my husband." She named him Issachar. 19 Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son. 20 Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good dowry; now my husband will dwell with me because I have born him six sons." She named him Zebulun. 21 Afterwards, she bore a daughter and named her Dinah.