1 Samuel 1:15-28

15But HannahH2584 repliedH6030, “NoH369, my lordH113, I am a womanH802 1oppressedH7186 in spiritH7307; I have drunkH8354 neitherH3808 wineH3196 norH3808 strongH7941 drinkH7941, but I 2have pouredH8210 out my soulH5315 beforeH6440 the LordH3068. 16Do not 3considerH5414 your maidservantH519 as a worthlessH1100 womanH1323, for I have spokenH1696 untilH5704 nowH2008 out of my greatH7230 concernH7879 and 4provocationH3708.” 17Then EliH5941 answeredH6030 and saidH559, “5GoH1980 in peaceH7965; and may the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 6grantH5414 your petitionH7596 that you have askedH7592 of Him.” 18She saidH559, “7Let your maidservantH8198 findH4672 favorH2580 in your sightH5869.” So the womanH802 wentH1980 her wayH1870 and ateH398, and 8her faceH6440 was noH3808 longerH5750 sad.

19Then they aroseH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and worshipedH7812 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, and returnedH7725H935 againH7725 to their houseH1004 in 9RamahH7414. And ElkanahH511 10hadH3045 relationsH3045 with HannahH2584 his wifeH802, and 11the LordH3068 rememberedH2142 her. 20It cameH1961 about 12in dueH8622 timeH3117, after HannahH2584 had conceivedH2029, that she gaveH3205 birthH3205 to a sonH1121; and she namedH7121H8034 him SamuelH8050, saying, “13BecauseH3588 I have askedH7592 him of the LordH3068.”

21Then the manH376 ElkanahH511 14wentH5927 up with allH3605 his householdH1004 to offerH2076 to the LordH3068 the yearlyH3117 sacrificeH2077 and pay his vowH5088. 22But HannahH2584 did not goH5927 up, for she saidH559 to her husbandH376, “I will not go up untilH5704 the childH5288 is weanedH1580; then I will 15bringH935 him, that he may appearH7200 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 and 16stayH3427 thereH8033 foreverH5704H5769.” 2317ElkanahH511 her husbandH376 saidH559 to her, “DoH6213 whatH2896 seems bestH2896 18to you. RemainH3427 untilH5704 you have weanedH1580 him; onlyH389 19may the LordH3068 confirmH6965 His wordH1697.” So the womanH802 remainedH3427 and nursedH3243 her sonH1121 untilH5704 she weanedH1580 him. 24Now whenH3512 she had weanedH1580 him, 20she tookH5927 him up with her, with a three-year-oldH7969 bullH6499 and oneH259 ephahH374 of flourH7058 and a jugH5035 of wineH3196, and broughtH935 him to 21the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 in ShilohH7887, although the childH5288 was youngH5288. 25Then 22they slaughteredH7819 the bullH6499, and 23broughtH935 the boyH5288 to EliH5941. 26She saidH559, “OhH994, my lordH113! 24As your soulH5315 livesH2416, my lordH113, I am the womanH802 who stoodH5324 hereH2088 besideH5973 you, prayingH6419 to the LordH3068. 2725For thisH2088 boyH5288 I prayedH6419, and the LordH3068 has givenH5414 me my petitionH7596 whichH834 I askedH7592 of Him. 2826So I have alsoH1571 27dedicatedH7592 him to the LordH3068; as longH3605H3117 as he livesH1961 he is 28dedicatedH7592 to the LordH3068.” And 29he worshipedH7812 the LordH3068 thereH8033.