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Now there
was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount
Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of
Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the
son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
02 And he had two wives; the name of the one was
Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and
Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no
children.
03 And this man went up out of his city yearly to
worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts
in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
04 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he
gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons
and her daughters, portions:
05 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for
he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her
womb.
06 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for
to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up
her womb.
07 And as he did so year by year, when she went
up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her;
therefore she wept, and did not eat.
08 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah,
why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and
why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee
than ten sons?
09 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in
Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the
priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of
the Lord.
10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed
unto the Lord, and wept sore.
11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of
hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction
of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not
forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine
handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto
the Lord all the days of his life, and there
shall no razor come upon his head.
12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying
before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.
13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her
lips moved, but her voice was not heard:
therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be
drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
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15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I
am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk
neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured
out my soul before the Lord.
16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of
Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint
and grief have I spoken hitherto.
17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and
the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that
thou hast asked of him.
18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in
thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did
eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose up in the morning early, and
worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and
came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew
Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.
20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was
come about after Hannah had conceived, that she
bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying,
Because I have asked him of the Lord.
21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went
up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice,
and his vow.
22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her
husband, I will not go up until the child be
weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may
appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.
23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what
seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned
him; only the Lord establish his word. So the
woman abode, and gave her son suck until she
weaned him.
24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up
with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of
flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto
the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child
was young.
25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child
to Eli.
26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth,
my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here,
praying unto the Lord.
27 For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath
given me my petition which I asked of him:
28 Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as
long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord.
And he worshipped the Lord there.
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