20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 1:20:1 ⧉וַיְהִי֙vayehiand it was 1 Samuel 1:20:2 ⧉לִתְקֻפ֣וֹתlitekufotat the turning or cycle of 1 Samuel 1:20:3 ⧉הַיָּמִ֔יםhayamimthe days 1 Samuel 1:20:4 ⧉וַתַּ֥הַרvataharand she conceived 1 Samuel 1:20:5 ⧉חַנָּ֖הkhanaHannah 1 Samuel 1:20:6 ⧉וַתֵּ֣לֶדvateledand she bore 1 Samuel 1:20:7 ⧉בֵּ֑ןbena son 1 Samuel 1:20:8 ⧉וַתִּקְרָ֤אvatikraand she called 1 Samuel 1:20:9 ⧉אֶת־שְׁמוֹ֙etshemothe name of him 1 Samuel 1:20:10 ⧉שְׁמוּאֵ֔לshemuelSamuel 1 Samuel 1:20:11 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor 1 Samuel 1:20:12 ⧉מֵיְהוָ֖הmeyahwehfrom the LORD 1 Samuel 1:20:13 ⧉שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃sheiltivoI asked him |
20. Formal Translation And it came to pass at the appointed seasons that Hannah conceived and bore a son. She called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him from the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Giver}.” |
20. Dynamic Translation When the time had fully come, Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I asked the LORD {Yahweh, Faithful Provider} for him.” |