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1 Samuel 1:21-28
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1 Samuel 1:21-28
New International Version
Hannah Dedicates Samuel
21 When her husband Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual(A) sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfill his vow,(B) 22 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present(C) him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”[a]
23 “Do what seems best to you,” her husband Elkanah told her. “Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good(D) his[b] word.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned(E) him.
24 After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull,[c](F) an ephah[d] of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. 25 When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli, 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(G) 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(H) he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 1:22 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls always. I have dedicated him as a Nazirite—all the days of his life.”
- 1 Samuel 1:23 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac your
- 1 Samuel 1:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text with three bulls
- 1 Samuel 1:24 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
1 Samuel 1:21-28
New American Standard Bible
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.
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- 1 Samuel 1:23 Lit the good in your eyes
- 1 Samuel 1:25 I.e., for sacrifice
- 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent
- 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent
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