17 Eli responded, “Go in peace,(A) and may the God of Israel grant the petition you’ve requested from Him.”(B)

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17 Eli answered, “Go in peace,(A) and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.(B)

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20 After some time,[a] Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[b] because she said, “I requested him from the Lord.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:20 Lit In the turning of the days
  2. 1 Samuel 1:20 In Hb, the name Samuel sounds like the phrase “requested from God.”

20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.(A) She named(B) him Samuel,[a](C) saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:20 Samuel sounds like the Hebrew for heard by God.