11 She (A)made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed (B)look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a [a]son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and (C)a razor shall never come on his head.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:11 Lit seed of men

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.”

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22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go up until the child is weaned; then I will (A)bring him, that he may appear before the Lord and (B)stay there forever.”

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22 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present(A) him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”[a]

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:22 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls always. I have dedicated him as a Nazirite—all the days of his life.”