1 Samuel 1:21
“And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went vp to offer vnto the Lord the yeerely sacrifice, and his vowe.”
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1 Samuel 1:21 Context
19¶ And they rose vp in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knewe Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembred her. 20Wherefore it came to passe when the time was come about, after Hannah had conceiued, that shee bare a sonne, and called his name Samuel, saying; Because I haue asked him of the Lord. 21And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went vp to offer vnto the Lord the yeerely sacrifice, and his vowe. 22But Hannah went not vp; for shee said vnto her husband, I will not goe vp vntill the childe be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appeare before the Lord, and there abide for euer. 23And Elkanah her husband said vnto her, Do what seemeth thee good, tary vntill thou haue weaned him, only the Lord establish his word: so the woman abode, and gaue her sonne sucke vntill she weaned him.
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Other Translations
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- King James Version
Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and {pay} his vow.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the man Elkanah with all his family went up to make the year's offering to the Lord, and to give effect to his oath.
- Basic English Bible
And Elkanah her husband, and all his house, went up to sacrifice to Jehovah the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
- Darby Bible
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- Webster's Bible
The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- World English Bible
And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and {pay} his vow.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the man Elkanah with all his family went up to make the year's offering to the Lord, and to give effect to his oath.
- Basic English Bible
And Elkanah her husband, and all his house, went up to sacrifice to Jehovah the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
- Darby Bible
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- Webster's Bible
The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- World English Bible
And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 1:21
1:21 His house - Hannah only and her child excepted. His vow - By which it appears, though it was not expressed before, that he heard and consented to her vow, and that he added a vow of his own, if God answered his prayers.