1 Samuel 1:21-28

New American Standard Bible

²¹ Then the man Elkanah ^(A)went up with all his household to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. ²² But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go until the child is weaned; then I will ^(B)bring him, so that he may appear before the Lord and ^(C)stay there for life.” ^23 (D)Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do ^[a]what seems best to you. Stay until you have weaned him; only ^(E)may the Lord confirm His word.” So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she weaned him. ²⁴ Now when she had weaned him, ^(F)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 ^(G)the house of the Lord in Shiloh, although the child was young. ²⁵ Then ^(H)they ^[b]slaughtered the bull, and ^(I)brought the boy to Eli. ²⁶ And she said, “Pardon me, my lord! ^(J)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord. ^27 (K)For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my request which I asked of Him. ^28 (L)So I have also ^[c]dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is ^[d]dedicated to the Lord.” And ^(M)he worshiped the Lord there.