King James Version
1 Samuel 2:21 in the King James Version says “And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew bef...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.”
1 Samuel 2:21 · KJV
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home. loan: or, petition which she asked, etc
And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. assembled: Heb. assembled by troops
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. of your: or, evil words of you
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“visited”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“so that she conceived”
H2029to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
“and bare”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“daughters”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
“grew”
H1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
“And the 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
“before”
H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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