The Meaning of 1 Samuel 1:27 Explained

1 Samuel 1:27

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

YLT: for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him;

Darby: For this boy I prayed; and Jehovah has granted me my petition which I asked of him.

ASV: For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 1 Samuel 1:27 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 1:12-28 - The Child Dedicated To God
Here is a delightful specimen of secret fellowship with God, and its results. Many were coming and going in the Tabernacle-court. It was no place for private prayer; and this sad woman had no opportunity for audible petition, so she spake in her heart. We may all do that amid the crowds that sweep gaily past us in their light-hearted way. Let us not grow weary. "She continued praying before the Lord." People may misunderstand and reproach you. The Eli's that judge superficially may leap to hasty conclusions, but pray on! Pray on, though the prayer seem impossible of answer! Pray on, though heart and flesh fail! Pray on, for God will yet raise the poor from the dust and the beggar from the dunghill! When you have committed your cause to God, go in peace and be no more sad.
"The Lord remembered her." Of course He did. He has graven us on the palms of His hands, and the ruined walls of our peace are ever before Him. The hour will come when, like Hannah, you will stand on the very spot where the prayer was offered, to confess that God has given you the petition that you asked of Him. God cannot fail, and His gifts are sweetest and safest when they are returned to Him by His children. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 1

1  Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh
4  He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah
9  Hannah in grief prays for a child
12  Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her
19  Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned
24  She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 1:27 mean?

For child this I prayed and has granted Yahweh me - my petition which I asked of Him
אֶל־ הַנַּ֥עַר הַזֶּ֖ה הִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּי וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ אֶת־ שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖לְתִּי מֵעִמּֽוֹ

הַנַּ֥עַר  child 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
הַזֶּ֖ה  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
הִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּי  I  prayed 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: פָּלַל 
Sense: to intervene, interpose, pray.
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן  and  has  granted 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
יְהוָ֥ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לִי֙  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י  my  petition 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שְׁאֵלָה  
Sense: request, thing asked for, demand.
שָׁאַ֖לְתִּי  I  asked 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁאַל 
Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
מֵעִמּֽוֹ  of  Him 
Parse: Preposition-m, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.