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21 Then the man Elkanah (A)went up with all his household to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go up until the young boy is weaned; then I will (B)bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh and (C)stay there forever.” 23 (D)And Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what is good in your eyes. Remain until you have weaned him; only (E)may Yahweh establish His word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.

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