# 1 Samuel 1.27-28

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**Book:** [1 Samuel](/codex/1-samuel/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 25. And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26. And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.
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> **27. For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 28. therefore also I have granted him to Jehovah; as long as he liveth he is granted to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there.** (1 Samuel 1:25-28, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 25. They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli. 26. She said, “Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh.
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> **27. I prayed for this child; and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him. 28. Therefore I have also given him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is given to Yahweh.” He worshiped Yahweh there.** (1 Samuel 1:25-28, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 25. And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26. And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
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> **27. For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 28. Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. <sup>lent him: or, returned him, whom I have obtained by petition</sup> <sup>he shall: or, he whom I have obtained by petition shall be returned</sup>** (1 Samuel 1:25-28, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 25. And they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli, 26. and she saith, 'O, my lord, thy soul liveth! my lord, I [am] the woman who stood with thee in this [place], to pray unto Jehovah;
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> **27. for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him; 28. and also I have caused him to be asked for Jehovah, all the days that he hath lived, he is asked for Jehovah;' and he boweth himself there before Jehovah.** (1 Samuel 1:25-28, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H7592 - shaal](/codex/h7592-shaal/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.