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1 Samuel 1:21-28
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21 When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice(A) and his vow offering to the Lord, 22 Hannah did not go and explained to her husband, “After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence(B) and to stay there permanently.”(C)

23 Her husband, Elkanah, replied, “Do what you think is best,(D) and stay here until you’ve weaned him. May the Lord confirm your[a] word.”(E) So Hannah stayed there and nursed her son until she weaned him. 24 When she had weaned him, she took him with her to Shiloh, as well as a three-year-old bull,[b] half a bushel[c] of flour, and a clay jar of wine.(F) Though the boy was still young,[d] she took him to the Lord’s house at Shiloh.(G) 25 Then they slaughtered the bull and brought the boy to Eli.

26 “Please, my lord,” she said, “as surely as you live,(H) my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed for this boy,(I) and since the Lord gave me what I asked him for,(J) 28 I now give the boy to the Lord. For as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.”(K) Then he[e] worshiped the Lord there.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:23 DSS, LXX, Syr; MT reads his
  2. 1:24 DSS, LXX, Syr; MT reads Shiloh with three bulls
  3. 1:24 Lit bull and an ephah
  4. 1:24 Lit And the youth was a youth
  5. 1:28 DSS read she; some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read they
  6. 1:28 LXX reads Then she left him there before the Lord
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1 Samuel 1:21-28
International Standard Version

Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the Lord

21 Then Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the yearly sacrifice to the Lord and pay his vow. 22 Hannah did not go up because she had told her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence and remain there[a] forever.”[b]

23 “Do what you want,”[c] Elkanah told her. “Stay until you have weaned him, only may the Lord bring about what you’ve said.”[d] So Hannah[e] stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him. 24 Then, when she had weaned him, she brought him[f] up with her to Shiloh,[g] along with a three-year-old bull,[h] an ephah[i] of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh, and the boy[j] was young.[k] 25 They slaughtered the bull and brought the boy[l] to Eli.

26 Hannah[m] said, “Sir,[n] as surely as you are alive, I’m the woman who stood before you here praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed for this boy, and the Lord granted me the request I asked of him. 28 Now[o] I’m dedicating[p] him to the Lord, and as long as he lives,[q] he will be dedicated[r] to the Lord.” Then they worshipped[s] the Lord there.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:22 So MT; 4QSama reads before there
  2. 1 Samuel 1:22 So MT LXX; 4QSama reads there, and I’ll dedicate him as a Nazirite forever, all his days
  3. 1 Samuel 1:23 Lit. is good in your eye
  4. 1 Samuel 1:23 So LXX and DSS; lit. about what comes out of your mouth; MT reads about his word
  5. 1 Samuel 1:23 Lit. So the woman
  6. 1 Samuel 1:24 So 4QSama; MT employs a Heb. suffix
  7. 1 Samuel 1:24 The Heb. lacks to Shiloh; LXX and DSS add to Shiloh
  8. 1 Samuel 1:24 4QSama LXX read three bulls; meaning of MT is uncertain.
  9. 1 Samuel 1:24 I.e. about a half-bushel; an ephah was a measure of dry capacity equal to about one half of a bushel
  10. 1 Samuel 1:24 So MT LXX; 4QSama reads child
  11. 1 Samuel 1:24 The meaning of MT is uncertain; lit. the lad was a lad; LXX and DSS read and the boy was with them.
  12. 1 Samuel 1:25 So MT; Cf. 4QSama; LXX reads was with them. When they brought him into the presence of the Lord, his father slaughtered the sacrifice, as he did annually for the Lord. Then he brought the child, 25 and he slaughtered the calf. And Hannah his mother brought him
  13. 1 Samuel 1:26 Lit. she
  14. 1 Samuel 1:26 Lit. My lord
  15. 1 Samuel 1:28 Lit. Also
  16. 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lending
  17. 1 Samuel 1:28 So LXX and other Heb. MSS; MT reads is
  18. 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent
  19. 1 Samuel 1:28 So 4QSama; MT LXXmss read So he worshipped; LXX lacks Then they worshipped the Lord there
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