1:19 They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with27 his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered28 her.
tnHeb “Elkanah knew his wife.” The Hebrew expression is a euphemism for sexual relations.
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sn The Lord “remembered” her in the sense of granting her earlier request for a child. The Hebrew verb is often used in the OT for considering the needs or desires of people with favor and kindness.