1st Samuel Chapter 2 verse 26 Holy Bible
And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.
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And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
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And the boy Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with Jehovah and also with men.
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And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
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And the child Samuel continued to grow, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
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The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.
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And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and `is' good both with Jehovah, and also with men.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) Grew on, and was in favour.--The very expressions of the biographer of Samuel were adopted by St. Luke when, in the early chapters of his Gospel, he wishes to describe in a few striking words the boyhood and youth of Him who was far greater than the child-prophet of Israel.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd the boyוְהַנַּ֣עַר (wə·han·na·‘ar)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainerSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (šə·mū·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israelcontinued to growהֹלֵ֥ךְ (hō·lêḵ)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkin statureוְגָדֵ֖ל (wə·ḡā·ḏêl)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 1432: Becoming great, growing upand in favorוָט֑וֹב (wā·ṭō·wḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodwithעִם־ (‘im-)PrepositionStrong's 5973: With, equally withthe LORDיְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israeland withעִם־ (‘im-)PrepositionStrong's 5973: With, equally withmen.אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ (’ă·nā·šîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personJump to PreviousApproval Boy Child Continued Increased Older Samuel Stature Young Youth
