1 SAMUEL 2:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.”
Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say: May the LORD give you children in return for this loan that she lent to the LORD; and they went to their home—Eli's priestly blessing (*barak*) reciprocates Hannah's sacrifice: she gave the LORD a son, so may the LORD grant her more children. This is covenantal mutuality—gift for gift.
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