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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Footnotes

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

26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed(A) for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life(B) he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

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