26 And she said, “Pardon me, my lord! (A)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord. 27 (B)For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my request which I asked of Him. 28 (C)So I have also [a]dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is [b]dedicated to the Lord.” And (D)he worshiped the Lord there.

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent
  2. 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent

26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.

27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

28 Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.

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