1 Samuel 1:25
in 1 Samuel 1And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
KJV
And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
three bullocks, and one ephah of flour
on 1 Samuel 1:24-25
Three bullocks, an ephah of flour and a bottle of wine make the offering generous beyond a poor family's obligation, and the text adds, and the child was young, so the reader watching a small boy brought permanently from home feels the weight of the gift alongside her. They slay a bullock and bring the child to Eli in the same breath, the sacrifice and the surrender narrated as one act. Hannah gives away in a sentence what she prayed years for in a chapter.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 1, Chapter 1 · Written before 604.
proposed
49. Above it was said of Anna alone: "And she brought him with her, after she had weaned him." But now it is added concerning both Elkanah and Anna: "And they sacrificed a calf, and offered the boy to Eli." The calf was sacrificed when Samuel was brought and offered. If therefore Elkanah was there both when he was being brought and when he was being offered, why was it not said "they brought him with them," just as it was said "they sacrificed" and "they offered"?
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And they slew a bullock,....
When he sacrificed he worshipped, joining prayers and thanksgivings with his sacrifices. In this course of religion he was constant, for he went up yearly. And that which made it the more commendable in him was, 1.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ | vaiyishchatu | and they slaughtered | H7819 → | 81 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַפָּ֑ר | hapar | the young bull | H6499 → | |
| וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ | vaiyaviu | and they brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַנַּ֖עַר | hanaar | the lad | H5288 → | 239 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| עֵלִֽי׃ | ʾeli | Eli | H5941 → | 33 times |
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּand they slaughtered
vaiyishchatuH7819 →81 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַפָּ֑רthe young bull
haparH6499 →
וַיָּבִ֥יאוּand they brought
vaiyaviuH935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַנַּ֖עַרthe lad
hanaarH5288 →239 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
עֵלִֽי׃Eli
ʾeliH5941 →33 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
1 stopEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 2:22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
it leads to
- Leviticus 12:1–8
Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Leviticus 12:1–8
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About 1 Samuel
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 1, Chapter 1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.