What Does 1 Samuel 1:27 Mean?
Two renderings of the same sentence, the verses it belongs to, and what the passage is doing — so you can decide what it means rather than take someone's word for it.
"For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:" 1 Samuel 1:27, King James Version
The same verse in modern English
"I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him," 1 Samuel 1:27, Berean Standard Bible
What it sits inside
A verse quoted on its own is the commonest way one gets misread. Here it is with what comes immediately before and after, in the King James Version.
1 Samuel 1:25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
1 Samuel 1:26 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.
1 Samuel 1:27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
1 Samuel 1:28 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.
A conversation built on it
Hannah didn't hide her tears from God. She poured them out — ugly-crying, heart-breaking prayer. And He heard every one. Your tears are not weakness. They are the language He never ignores.
Questions people ask
What does 1 Samuel 1:27 mean?
In modern English (Berean Standard Bible) it reads: “I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,” The King James rendering most people know is: “For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:”
What is the context of 1 Samuel 1:27?
The verses immediately around it read: (1 Samuel 1:25) And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. (1 Samuel 1:26) 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. (1 Samuel 1:27) For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him: (1 Samuel 1:28) 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.
How is 1 Samuel 1:27 used in a conversation about this?
Hannah didn't hide her tears from God. She poured them out — ugly-crying, heart-breaking prayer. And He heard every one. Your tears are not weakness. They are the language He never ignores.
Reading it is one thing. Saying what it stirs up is another.
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