1 Samuel 1:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 1:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִתְקֻפ֣וֹת
tᵉqûwphâh
H8622
circuit
הַיָּמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וַתַּ֥הַר
hârâh
H2029
to conceive
חַנָּ֖ה
Channâh
H2584
Hannah
וַתֵּ֣לֶד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בֵּ֑ן
bên
H1121
son
וַתִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁמוֹ֙
shêm
H8034
name
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵיְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, in the turning of the days, that Hannah conceived and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel, for “I requested him from Yahweh.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).