1 Samuel 1:23
New Living Translation
23 “Whatever you think is best,” Elkanah agreed. “Stay here for now, and may the Lord help you keep your promise.[a]” So she stayed home and nursed the boy until he was weaned.
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- 1:23 As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version; Masoretic Text reads may the Lord keep his promise.
1 Samuel 1:23
New International Version
23 “Do what seems best to you,” her husband Elkanah told her. “Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good(A) his[a] word.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned(B) him.
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- 1 Samuel 1:23 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac your
2 Samuel 7:25
New Living Translation
25 “And now, O Lord God, I am your servant; do as you have promised concerning me and my family. Confirm it as a promise that will last forever.
2 Samuel 7:25
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25 “And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise(A) you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,
Luke 11:27
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27 As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!”
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Luke 11:27
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27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”(A)
Matthew 24:19
New Living Translation
19 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days.
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Matthew 24:19
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19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(A)
Isaiah 44:26
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26 But I carry out the predictions of my prophets!
By them I say to Jerusalem, ‘People will live here again,’
and to the towns of Judah, ‘You will be rebuilt;
I will restore all your ruins!’
Isaiah 44:26
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Psalm 22:9
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9 Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb
and led me to trust you at my mother’s breast.
Psalm 22:9
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1 Samuel 1:17
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17 “In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.”
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1 Samuel 1:17
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17 Eli answered, “Go in peace,(A) and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.(B)”
Numbers 30:7-11
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7 If her husband learns of her vow or pledge and does not object on the day he hears of it, her vows and pledges will stand. 8 But if her husband refuses to accept her vow or impulsive pledge on the day he hears of it, he nullifies her commitments, and the Lord will forgive her. 9 If, however, a woman is a widow or is divorced, she must fulfill all her vows and pledges.
10 “But suppose a woman is married and living in her husband’s home when she makes a vow or binds herself with a pledge. 11 If her husband hears of it and does not object to it, her vow or pledge will stand.
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Numbers 30:7-11
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7 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand. 8 But if her husband(A) forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.(B)
9 “Any vow or obligation taken by a widow or divorced woman will be binding on her.
10 “If a woman living with her husband makes a vow or obligates herself by a pledge under oath 11 and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand.
Genesis 21:7-8
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7 Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!”
Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away
8 When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion.
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Genesis 21:7-8
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7 And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”(A)
Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
8 The child grew and was weaned,(B) and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.
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