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1 Samuel 1:20-28

20Therefore it came to pass, when thetimeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117hadarrivedלִתְקֻפ֣וֹתlit.ku.FotH8622afterHannahחַנָּ֖הcha.NahH2584hadconceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, that sheboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121, andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, saying, Because I haveaskedשְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃she.'il.TivH7592him of theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

21And themanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511, and all hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004, wentupוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927toofferלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068theyearlyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077, and hisvowנִדְרֽוֹ׃nid.RoH5088.

22ButHannahוְחַנָּ֖הve.cha.NahH2584went notupעָלָ֑תָה'a.La.tahH5927; for shesaidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559to herhusbandלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, I will not go up until thechildהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288isweanedיִגָּמֵ֤לyi.ga.MelH1580, and then I willbringוַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יוva.ha.vi.'o.TivH935him, that he mayappearוְנִרְאָה֙ve.nir.'AhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thereabideוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427forH5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

23AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֨ה'el.ka.NahH511herhusbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Doעֲשִׂ֧י'a.SiH6213whatseemethבְּעֵינַ֗יִךְbe.'ei.Na.yikhH5869to theegoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896;tarryשְׁבִי֙she.ViH3427until thou hastweanedגָּמְלֵ֣ךְga.me.LekhH1580him; only theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068establishיָקֵ֥םya.KemH6965hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697. So thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802abodeוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427, andnursedוַתֵּ֣ינֶקva.Tei.nekH3243hersonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121until sheweanedגָּמְלָ֖הּga.me.LahH1580him.

24And when she hadweanedגְּמָלַ֗תּוּge.ma.La.tuH1580him, she took himupוַתַּעֲלֵ֨הוּva.ta.'a.Le.huH5927with her, withthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969bullsבְּפָרִ֤יםbe.fa.RimH6499, andoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374offlourקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058, and abottleוְנֵ֣בֶלve.Ne.velH5035ofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196, andbroughtוַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּva.te.vi.'E.huH935him to thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inShilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887: and thechildוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288wasyoungנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.

25And theyslewוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819abullהַפָּ֑רha.ParH6499, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288toEliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

26And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethחֵ֥יcheiH2416, mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, I am thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802thatstoodהַנִּצֶּ֤בֶתha.ni.Tze.vetH5324by thee here,prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27For thischildהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Iprayedהִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּיhit.pa.Lal.tiH6419; and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathgivenוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me mypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596which Iaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of him:

28Therefore also I havelentהִשְׁאִלְתִּ֙הוּ֙hish.'il.Ti.huH7592him to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068; as long as helivethהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117he shall belentשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7592to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. And heworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068there.

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