And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

And they immolated a calf, and offered the child to Heli.

And they slaughtered the bullock, and brought the boy to Eli.

And they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli,

And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.

And when the bullock was slain, the child was brought to Eli.

and he slaughtered the bull. And Hannah, the mother of the child, brought him to Eli.

And they immolated a calf, and they presented the boy to Eli.

And they slew a bullock,.... One of the three Hannah brought, unless the singular is put for the plural, and so all three were slain, some for sacrifice, and some for food perhaps; or if only one was slain, it might be offered as a sacrifice previous to the presentation of Samuel; or else was made a present of to Eli, at the introduction of Samuel to him, as follows:
and brought the child to Eli: to be under his care, to he instructed and trained up by him in the service of the tabernacle; from hence it appears that Elkanah the husband of Hannah came along with her at this time.

A bullock - The three bullocks mentioned 1-Samuel 1:24, the singular number being put for the plural, which is frequent.