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1 Samuel 1:25

Eli

23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

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.

27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

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BSB
And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
KJV
And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
WEB
They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli.
ASV
And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
DARBY
And they slaughtered the bullock, and brought the boy to Eli.
BLB
And they slaughtered a bull and brought the boy to Eli.
ÅB
Så slaktet de oksen og førte gutten inn til Eli.
OTB
De slaktet oksen og førte barnet til Eli.
B1930
Så slaktet de oksen og førte gutten inn til Eli.

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Cross references

  • Luke 18:15–16

    And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

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  • Luke 2:22

    And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

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