¹¹ And she made a vow,^(A) saying, “Lord Almighty^(B), if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember^(C) 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,^(D) and no razor^(E) will ever be used on his head.”

¹² As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. ¹³ Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk ¹⁴ and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.”

¹⁵ “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled.^(F) I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring^(G) out my soul to the Lord. ¹⁶ Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”^(H)

¹⁷ Eli answered, “Go in peace,^(I) and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.^(J)”

¹⁸ She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.^(K)” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.^(L)

¹⁹ Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah.^(M) Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered^(N) her. ²⁰ So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son.^(O) She named^(P) him Samuel,^[a](Q) saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”