1 Samuel 1:24-28
New American Standard Bible
24 Now when she had weaned him, (A)she took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull, one ephah of flour, and a jug of wine, and brought him to (B)the house of the Lord in Shiloh, although the child was young. 25 Then (C)they [a]slaughtered the bull, and (D)brought the boy to Eli. 26 And she said, “Pardon me, my lord! (E)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord. 27 (F)For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my request which I asked of Him. 28 (G)So I have also [b]dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is [c]dedicated to the Lord.” And (H)he worshiped the Lord there.
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- 1 Samuel 1:25 I.e., for sacrifice
- 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent
- 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent
1 Samuel 1:24-28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull,[a] an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh, and the child was young.(A) 25 Then they slaughtered the bull and brought the child to Eli.(B) 26 And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence praying to the Lord.(C) 27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me the petition that I made to him.(D) 28 Therefore I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.” And they worshiped the Lord there.(E)
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- 1.24 Q ms Gk Syr: MT three bulls
1 Samuel 1:24-28
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
24 And after she had weaned him, she carried him with her, with three calves, and three bushels of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she brought him to the house of the Lord in Silo. Now the child was as yet very young:
25 And they immolated a calf, and offered the child to Heli.
26 And Anna said: I beseech thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord: I am that woman who stood before thee here praying to the Lord.
27 For this child did I pray, and the Lord hath granted me my petition, which I asked of him.
28 Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord all the days of his life, he shall be lent to the Lord. And they adored the Lord there. And Anna prayed, and said:
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1 Samuel 1:24-28
The Message
23-24 Elkanah said to his wife, “Do what you think is best. Stay home until you have weaned him. Yes! Let God complete what he has begun!”
So she did. She stayed home and nursed her son until she had weaned him. Then she took him up to Shiloh, bringing also the makings of a generous sacrificial meal—a prize bull, flour, and wine. The child was so young to be sent off!
25-28 They first butchered the bull, then brought the child to Eli. Hannah said, “Excuse me, sir. Would you believe that I’m the very woman who was standing before you at this very spot, praying to God? I prayed for this child, and God gave me what I asked for. And now I have dedicated him to God. He’s dedicated to God for life.”
Then and there, they worshiped God.
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