King James Version
1 Samuel 1:27 in the King James Version says “For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:”
1 Samuel 1:27 · KJV
And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
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.
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
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. lent him: or, returned him, whom I have obtained by petition he shall: or, he whom I have obtained by petition shall be returned
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“For this child”
H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
“I prayed”
H6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
“hath given”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“and the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which I asked”
H7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
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