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Berean Standard Bible

“So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.””

1 Samuel 1:20

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Hannah, long unable to have children and mocked for it, has poured out her heart at the sanctuary in Shiloh. Eli the priest has blessed her, and the family returns home.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

World English Bible (WEB)

When the time had come, Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of Yahweh.”

King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y fué que corrido el tiempo, después de haber concebido Anna, parió un hijo, y púsole por nombre Samuel, diciendo: Por cuanto lo demandé á Jehová.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pasado el tiempo, ella tuvo un hijo. Y le puso Samuel (Pedido a Dios) porque, como ella dijo: «Se lo pedí al Señor».

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