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1 Samuel 1:23 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 1 · verse 23 · King James Version
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.1 Samuel 1:23 · King James Version
1 Samuel 1:23 in context
21And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
22But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
23And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
24And 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.
25And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
Key words (Strong's)
- establishqûwmto riseH6965 →
- ElkanahʼElqânâhElkanah, the name of several IsraelitesH511 →
- husbandʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- seemethʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- weanedgâmalto treat a personH1580 →
- tarryyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
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