New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 1:24-28

24Now whenH3512she had weanedגְּמָלַ֗תּוּge.ma.La.tuH1580him,she tookוַתַּעֲלֵ֨הוּva.ta.'a.Le.huH5927him up with her, with a three-year-oldשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969bullבְּפָרִ֤יםbe.fa.RimH6499and oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374of flourקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058and a jugוְנֵ֣בֶלve.Ne.velH5035of wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,and broughtוַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּva.te.vi.'E.huH935him tothe houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Shilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887,although the childוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288was youngנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.

25Thenthey slaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the bullהַפָּ֑רha.ParH6499, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288to Eliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

26She saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Ohבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113!As your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livesחֵ֥יcheiH2416,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,I am the womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802who stoodהַנִּצֶּ֤בֶתha.ni.Tze.vetH5324hereבָּזֶ֔הba.ZehH2088besideעִמְּכָה֙'i.me.KhahH5973you, prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27For thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088boyהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288I prayedהִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּיhit.pa.Lal.tiH6419,and the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068has givenוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me my petitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I askedשָׁאַ֖לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of Him.

28So I have alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571dedicatedהִשְׁאִלְתִּ֙הוּ֙hish.'il.Ti.huH7592him to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;as longכָּל־ הַיָּמִים֙kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117as he livesהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961he isdedicatedשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7592to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.” Andhe worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.

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