1 Samuel 1:20 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, `for, from Jehovah I have asked him.`

English 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.

English Amplified

Hannah became pregnant and in due time bore a son and named him Samuel [heard of God], Because, she said, I have asked him of the Lord.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Hannah became pregnant and in due time bore a son and named him Samuel [heard of God], Because, she said, I have asked him of the Lord.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Hannah became pregnant. Later, she gave birth to a son. She gave him the name ‘Samuel’. She said, ‘His name is Samuel because I asked the Lord for him.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

By that time the following year, Hannah had become pregnant and had a son. She named him Samuel. She said, "His name is Samuel because I asked the Lord for him."

And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, "I have asked for him from the LORD."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So it was that she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, and explained, “I asked the Lord for him.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel God Hears, because she said, "I asked the Lord for him."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

After some time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, because [she said], "I requested him from the LORD."

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Now it happened in due time that Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of Yahweh.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him of the Lord.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked him of the LORD."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

She conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son whom she called Samuel, since she had asked the LORD for him.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, “I asked the LORD for him.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

After some time, Hannah became pregnant. She had a baby boy. She said, "I asked the Lord for him." So she named him Samuel.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”

English NLT

and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, "I asked the LORD for him."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, "I have asked him of the LORD."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him of the Lord.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

in the process of time, a baby boy was born to her. She named him Samuel (meaning “asked of God“) because, as she said, “I asked the Lord for him.“

English Tyndale 1537

And in process of time she conceived and bare a son and called his name Samuel: because she had asked him of the LORD.