The Meaning of 1 Samuel 2:21 Explained

1 Samuel 2:21

KJV: And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

YLT: When Jehovah hath looked after Hannah, then she conceiveth and beareth three sons and two daughters; and the youth Samuel groweth up with Jehovah.

Darby: So Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before Jehovah.

ASV: And Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before Jehovah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 2:21?

MEANING: What does 1 Samuel 2:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 2:21 mean?

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 2:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

What does 1 Samuel 2:21 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 2:12-21 - Growing Before The Lord

Not only were Eli's sons strangers to the power of religion in the heart, but they had gone to great lengths of profligacy. They had seized on a larger share of the offering than was prescribed, and their rapacity had made men abhor the sacred rites. It is an awful thing when the inconsistencies of professing Christians cause men to abhor the service of Christ. It will go very hard with them at the last. The Master says that it would have been better for a millstone to be hanged about their neck; and one cannot but think that great allowance will be made at the last for those who have fallen over these stumbling-blocks.

What love and prayer Hannah must have wrought into that little coat! Every stitch was put in with such motherly pride. It was hard to give the boy up, but at least she could do something for him. How nice he would look in it! How proud she was that every year's new one had to be larger! Thus parents still make the clothes that their children wear. The little ones almost unconsciously become arrayed in the character that is constantly being shown before their quick and inquisitive eyes. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 2

¹ Hannah's song in thankfulness
¹² The sin of Eli's sons
¹⁸ Samuel's ministry
²⁰ by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful
²² Eli reproves his sons
²⁷ A prophecy against Eli's house

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 2:21 mean?

And visited Yahweh - Hannah so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters And Meanwhile grew the child Samuel before Yahweh -

כִּֽי־ פָקַ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ חַנָּ֔ה וַתַּ֛הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ בָנִ֖ים וּשְׁתֵּ֣י בָנ֑וֹת וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל הַנַּ֥עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל עִם־ יְהוָֽה ס

פָקַ֤ד	visited
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
יְהוָה֙	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חַנָּ֔ה	Hannah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: חַנָּה Sense: the mother of Samuel, one of the wives of Elkanah.
וַתַּ֛הַר	so that she conceived
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: הֹור Sense: to conceive, become pregnant, bear, be with child, be conceived, progenitor.
וַתֵּ֥לֶד	and bore
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: יָלַד Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־	three
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ Sense: three, triad.
בָנִ֖ים	sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וּשְׁתֵּ֣י	and two
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, fdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
בָנ֑וֹת	daughters
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: בַּת Sense: daughter.
וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל	And Meanwhile grew
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּדַל Sense: to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things.
הַנַּ֥עַר	the child
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל	Samuel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁמוּאֵל Sense: son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David.
עִם־	before
Parse: Preposition Root: עִם Sense: with.
יְהוָֽה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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