²¹ Then the man Elkanah ^(A)went up with all his household to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow. ²² But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go up until the young boy is weaned; then I will ^(B)bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh and ^(C)stay there forever.” ^23 (D)And Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what is good in your eyes. Remain until you have weaned him; only ^(E)may Yahweh establish His word.” So the woman remained 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 and one ^[a]ephah of flour and a jug of wine and brought him to ^(G)the house of Yahweh in Shiloh, although the boy was young. ²⁵ Then ^(H)they slaughtered the bull and ^(I)brought the young boy to Eli. ²⁶ And she said, “Oh, my lord! ^(J)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to Yahweh. ^27 (K)For this young boy I prayed, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of Him. ^28 (L)So I have also ^[b]dedicated him to Yahweh; as long as he lives, he is ^[c]dedicated to Yahweh.” So ^(M)he worshiped Yahweh there.