1 Samuel 1:25
What does 1 Samuel 1:25 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 1:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they immolated a calf, and offered the child to Heli.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they slaughtered the bullock, and brought the boy to Eli.
Context
v.24And 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.
v.25This passage
v.26And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 2:22
And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord
- Luke 18:15
And they were bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
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