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They brought along a three-year-old bull for the sacrifice and a basket of flour and some wine. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. And the child was young. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh. And the child was young. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull, one ephah of flour, and a jug of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh, although the child was young. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull and one ephah of flour and a jug of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh, although the child was young. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull and one ephah of flour and a jug of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh, although the child was young. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull and one ephah of flour and a jug of wine and brought him to the house of Yahweh in Shiloh, although the boy was young. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a leather bottle of wine [to pour over the burnt offering for a sweet fragrance], and she brought Samuel to the LORD’S house in Shiloh, although the child was young. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When she had weaned him, she took him with her to Shiloh, as well as a three-year-old bull, half a bushel of flour, and a clay jar of wine. Though the boy was still young, she took him to the LORD’s house at Shiloh. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When she had weaned him, she took him with her to Shiloh, as well as a three-year-old bull, half a bushel of flour, and a jar of wine. Though the boy was still young, she took him to the LORD&#8217s house at Shiloh. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of Jehovah in Shiloh: and the child was young. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As soon as she had weaned Samuel, she took him with her. She also brought a three-year-old bull, half a bushel of flour, and a full wineskin. She brought him to the LORD's house at Shiloh while the boy was [still] a child. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> After she had weaned him, she took him to Shiloh, taking along a three-year-old bull, a bushel of flour, and a leather bag full of wine. She took Samuel, young as he was, to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then, when she had weaned him, she brought him up with her to Shiloh, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh, and the boy was young. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. <a href="/net/1_samuel/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Once she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with three bulls, an ephah of flour, and a container of wine. She brought him to the LORD's house at Shiloh, even though he was young. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then she took him to Shiloh along with a three-year old bull, and bread, and an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. And she came to the house of the LORD in Shiloh, and the boy was with them. And they went before the LORD and his father slaughtered the sacrifice, which he did annually to the LORD. Then he brought the boy, <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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 to the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. <a href="/web/1_samuel/1.htm">World English Bible</a> When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of meal, and a container of wine, and brought him to Yahweh’s house in Shiloh. The child was young. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and she causes him to go up with her when she has weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she brings him into the house of YHWH at Shiloh, and the youth [is but] a youth. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and she causeth him to go up with her when she hath weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she bringeth him into the house of Jehovah at Shiloh, and the youth is but a youth. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And she will bring him up with her when she weaned him, with three bullocks and one ephah of flour, and a flask of wine; and she will bring him to the house of Jehovah in Shiloh, and the boy a youth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And after she had weaned him, she carried him with her, with three calves, and three bushels of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she brought him to the house of the Lord in Silo. Now the child was as yet very young: <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And after she had weaned him, she brought him with her, along with three calves, and three measures of flour, and a small bottle of wine, and she led him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. But the boy was still a young child. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Once he was weaned, she brought him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and presented him at the house of the LORD in Shiloh. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh; and the child was young.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with a three-year old bullock and an ephah of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh; and the boy was very young. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And she took him up with her on a three year old ox when she had weaned him, and one basket of meal and one pot of wine, and she brought him to the house of LORD JEHOVAH to Shiloh, and the boy was young<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh; and the child was young. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And she went up with him to Selom with a calf of three years old, and loaves, and an ephah of fine flour, and a bottle of wine: and she entered into the house of the Lord in Selom, and the child with them. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/1-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=247" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">The Birth of Samuel</a> …23“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him. 24<a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">Once</a> <a href="/hebrew/1580.htm" title="1580: gə·mā·lat·tū (V-Qal-Perf-3fs:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to treat a person, i.e. Benefit or requite; by implication, to ripen, i.e. to wean.">she had weaned him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wat·ta·‘ă·lê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">Hannah took the boy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">along with a three-year-old</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: bə·p̄ā·rîm (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">bull,</a> <a href="/hebrew/374.htm" title="374: wə·’ê·p̄āh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- An ephah (a measure of grain). Or ephah; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general.">an ephah</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7058.htm" title="7058: qe·maḥ (N-ms) -- Flour, meal. From an unused root probably meaning to grind; flour.">of flour,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5035.htm" title="5035: wə·nê·ḇel (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre. Or nebel; from nabel; a skin-bag for liquids; hence, a vase; also a lyre.">and a skin</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ya·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">of wine.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: wə·han·na·‘ar (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">Though the boy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: nā·‘ar (N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">was still young,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tə·ḇi·’ê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">she brought him</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7887.htm" title="7887: ši·lōw (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Ephraim. Or Shiloh; or Shiylow; or Shilow; from the same as Shiyloh; Shiloh, a place in Palestine.">at Shiloh.</a> 25And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22-24</a> And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), / and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” <a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2-3</a> “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” / So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated. <a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Numbers 15:8-10</a> When you prepare a young bull as a burnt offering or sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the LORD, / present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil. / Also present half a hin of wine as a drink offering. It is a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/judges/13-7.htm">Judges 13:7</a> But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’” <a href="/exodus/13-12.htm">Exodus 13:12</a> you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD. <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6-8</a> When the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. / And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female. / But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’” <a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">2 Chronicles 29:31-32</a> Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings. / The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. <a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Psalm 66:13-15</a> I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— / the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress. / I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah <a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-10</a> Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” ... <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a> On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. <a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20-22</a> Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, / so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. / And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.” <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a> Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-6</a> Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. <a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Mark 12:41-44</a> As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. / Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. / Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. ... <a href="/luke/1-57.htm">Luke 1:57-58</a> When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son. / Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And 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 to the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.A.<a href="/numbers/15-9.htm">Numbers 15:9,10</a> Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil… <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5,6,11</a> But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: … <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a> Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:three bullocks The LXX.<a href="/1_samuel/1-25.htm">1 Samuel 1:25</a> And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.house<a href="/1_samuel/4-3.htm">1 Samuel 4:3,4</a> And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies… <a href="/joshua/18-1.htm">Joshua 18:1</a> And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. 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This was a significant milestone, marking the child's transition from infancy to early childhood. Weaning was often celebrated as it indicated the child had survived the vulnerable early years. Hannah's decision to wait until Samuel was weaned before fulfilling her vow to dedicate him to the LORD shows her commitment to nurturing him during his formative years.Hannah took the boy with her Hannah's journey to Shiloh with Samuel was a fulfillment of her vow to God. This act of dedication was a profound expression of faith and obedience. It highlights the importance of vows in the biblical narrative, where making and keeping vows to God was a serious matter (<a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a>).along with a three-year-old bull The offering of a bull was significant in the sacrificial system of Israel. A three-year-old bull was considered a valuable and substantial offering, indicating Hannah's gratitude and the seriousness of her vow. This offering aligns with the Levitical laws concerning sacrifices (<a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3-5</a>).an ephah of flour An ephah is a unit of dry measure, roughly equivalent to 22 liters or about 5.8 gallons. The flour was likely intended for a grain offering, which accompanied burnt offerings as a sign of dedication and thanksgiving to God (<a href="/leviticus/2.htm">Leviticus 2:1-3</a>).and a skin of wine Wine was often used in drink offerings, which were poured out as a libation to the LORD (<a href="/numbers/15-5.htm">Numbers 15:5-10</a>). The inclusion of wine with the bull and flour completes the sacrificial offering, symbolizing joy and celebration in fulfilling her vow.Though the boy was still young Samuel's youth is emphasized to highlight the faith and trust Hannah placed in God. Despite his tender age, Samuel was dedicated to the LORD's service, foreshadowing his future role as a prophet and judge in Israel. This dedication parallels the Nazarite vow, where individuals were set apart for God's service from a young age (<a href="/judges/13-5.htm">Judges 13:5</a>).she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh Shiloh was the central place of worship in Israel before the temple was built in Jerusalem. It housed the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant, making it the spiritual center of the nation (<a href="/joshua/18.htm">Joshua 18:1</a>). Bringing Samuel to Shiloh signifies his consecration to God's service in the presence of the sacred symbols of Israel's faith. This act prefigures the dedication of Jesus at the temple in Jerusalem (<a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22-24</a>), drawing a parallel between Samuel and Christ as dedicated servants of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm">Hannah</a> A devout woman who prayed earnestly for a child and vowed to dedicate him to the Lord. Her faith and commitment are central to this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> The child born to Hannah, who would become a significant prophet and judge in Israel. His dedication to the Lord begins in this verse. 3. <a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a> The religious center of Israel at the time, where the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant were located. It is the place where Hannah fulfills her vow. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a> Refers to the tabernacle at Shiloh, the central place of worship for the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_offering.htm">The Offering</a> Hannah brings a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine as part of her offering, signifying her gratitude and dedication to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithful_fulfillment_of_vows.htm">Faithful Fulfillment of Vows</a> Hannah's dedication of Samuel teaches the importance of keeping promises made to God, even when they require personal sacrifice. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_sacrifice_in_worship.htm">The Role of Sacrifice in Worship</a> The offerings Hannah brings underscore the principle that true worship involves giving back to God from what He has blessed us with. <a href="/topical/p/parenting_with_purpose.htm">Parenting with Purpose</a> Hannah's actions remind us of the importance of raising children with a focus on their spiritual development and dedication to God. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a> Hannah's account encourages believers to trust in God's timing and faithfulness, even when answers to prayers are delayed. <a href="/topical/c/community_worship_and_commitment.htm">Community Worship and Commitment</a> Bringing Samuel to Shiloh highlights the importance of community worship and the role of the faith community in nurturing spiritual growth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 1</a> <a href="/q/how_did_samuel_lead_and_anoint_kings.htm">How did Samuel lead Israel and anoint its first kings?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_chron_27's_census_align.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_samuel's_life.htm">What were the key events in Samuel's life?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_saul_chase_david_in_1_sam_26.htm">If Saul previously admitted David's righteousness in 1 Samuel 24, why is he chasing David again in 1 Samuel 26?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24, 25) With three bullocks . . . And they slew a bullock.--There at first sight seems a discrepancy here, and the LXX. translators seem to have felt it, for they read, instead of "three bullocks," "a bullock of three years old." The true explanation, however, is that the one bullock alluded to in <a href="/1_samuel/1-25.htm" title="And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.">1Samuel 1:25</a> was the burnt offering by which the child was consecrated to the Lord. The other two were the yearly festival offering, the presentation of which being the usual gift, the chronicler did not think it here worth while to mention again. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/1-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Once כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that she had weaned him, גְּמָלַ֗תּוּ (gə·mā·lat·tū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1580.htm">Strong's 1580: </a> To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen [Hannah] took [the boy] וַתַּעֲלֵ֨הוּ (wat·ta·‘ă·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively with her, עִמָּ֜הּ (‘im·māh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with along with a three-year-old שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice bull, בְּפָרִ֤ים (bə·p̄ā·rîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> Young bull, steer an ephah וְאֵיפָ֨ה (wə·’ê·p̄āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_374.htm">Strong's 374: </a> Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain) of flour, קֶ֙מַח֙ (qe·maḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7058.htm">Strong's 7058: </a> Flour, meal and a skin וְנֵ֣בֶל (wə·nê·ḇel) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5035.htm">Strong's 5035: </a> A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre of wine. יַ֔יִן (ya·yin) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication Though the boy וְהַנַּ֖עַר (wə·han·na·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer was still young, נָֽעַר׃ (nā·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer she brought him וַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּ (wat·tə·ḇi·’ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to the house בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel at Shiloh. שִׁל֑וֹ (ši·lōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7887.htm">Strong's 7887: </a> Shiloh -- a city in Ephraim <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 1:24 When she had weaned him she took (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/1-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>