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1 Samuel 1:19-23

19The next morningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242they got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925to bow in worshipוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and then they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֛בוּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־vai.ya.Shu.vu vai.ya.Vo.'u 'el-H7725 H935 H413homeבֵּיתָ֖םbei.TamH1004to Ramahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.And Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה֙'el.ka.NahH511אֶת־'et-H853had relations withוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802Hannahחַנָּ֣הcha.NahH2584,and the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068remembered herוַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ke.Re.haH2142.

20Soוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961in the courseלִתְקֻפ֣וֹתlit.ku.FotH8622of timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,Hannahחַנָּ֖הcha.NahH2584conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.She namedוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, saying, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I have asked for himשְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃she.'il.TivH7592from the LORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.”

21Then Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004went upוַיַּ֛עַל הָאִ֥ישׁvai.Ya.'al ha.'IshH5927 H376to makeלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076the annualהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068andאֶת־'et-H853to fulfillhis vowנִדְרֽוֹ׃nid.RoH5088וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,

22but Hannahוְחַנָּ֖הve.cha.NahH2584did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808goעָלָ֑תָה'a.La.tahH5927כִּֽי־ki-H3588. “Afterעַ֣ד'adH5704the boyהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288is weanedיִגָּמֵ֤לyi.ga.MelH1580,”she saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559to her husbandלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, “I will take himוַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יוva.ha.vi.'o.TivH935to appearוְנִרְאָה֙ אֶת־ve.nir.'Ah 'et-H7200 H854beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and to stayוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033permanentlyעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

23“Doעֲשִׂ֧י'a.SiH6213what you thinkבְּעֵינַ֗יִךְbe.'ei.Na.yikhH5869is bestהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896,”her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֨ה'el.ka.NahH511repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “and stayשְׁבִי֙she.ViH3427here untilעַד־'ad-H5704you have weaned himגָּמְלֵ֣ךְga.me.LekhH1580אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853.Onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389may the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853confirmיָקֵ֥םya.KemH6965His wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697.”So Hannahהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802stayedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427and nursedוַתֵּ֣ינֶקva.Tei.nekH3243אֶת־'et-H853her sonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121untilעַד־'ad-H5704she had weanedגָּמְלָ֖הּga.me.LahH1580himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

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