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1 Samuel 1:10-12
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 1:10-12
Lexham English Bible
10 She was deeply troubled,[a] so she prayed to Yahweh and wept bitterly. 11 She made a vow[b] and said: “O Yahweh of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the misery of your female servant, and will remember me, and not forget your female servant, and will give to your female servant a male child[c] then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and a razor will never pass over his head.”[d] 12 While[e] she continued to pray before Yahweh, Eli was observing her mouth.
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- 1 Samuel 1:10 Literally “bitter of soul”
- 1 Samuel 1:11 Literally “vowed a vow”
- 1 Samuel 1:11 Literally “an offspring of men”
- 1 Samuel 1:11 “A razor will never pass over his head” indicates that Hannah promised to dedicate her son to Yahweh as a Nazirite, according to the terms of Num 6:1–21
- 1 Samuel 1:12 Literally “And it happened that when”
1 Samuel 1:10-12
New International Version
1 Samuel 1:10-12
New International Version
10 In her deep anguish(A) Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. 11 And she made a vow,(B) saying, “Lord Almighty(C), if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember(D) me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life,(E) and no razor(F) will ever be used on his head.”
12 As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
1 Samuel 1:10-12
New King James Version
1 Samuel 1:10-12
New King James Version
10 (A)And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and [a]wept in anguish. 11 Then she (B)made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed (C)look on the affliction of Your maidservant and (D)remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and (E)no razor shall come upon his head.”
12 And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth.
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- 1 Samuel 1:10 Lit. wept greatly
1 Samuel 1:10-12
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 1:10-12
English Standard Version
10 She was (A)deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly. 11 And she (B)vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed (C)look on the affliction of your servant and (D)remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, (E)and no razor shall touch his head.”
12 As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
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