1Sam 1
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Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and
his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son
of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
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and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah:
and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
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And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice
to YHWH of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests
to YHWH, were there.
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And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to
all her sons and her daughters, portions:
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but to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but YHWH had shut up
her womb.
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And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because YHWH had shut up her womb.
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And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of YHWH, so she provoked
her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
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And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why weep you? and why eat you not? and
why is your heart grieved? am not I better to you than ten sons?
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So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli
the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of YHWH.
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And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to YHWH, and wept sore.
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And she vowed a vow, and said, O YHWH of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction
of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to
your handmaid a man-child, then I will give him to YHWH all the days of his life,
and there shall no razor come upon his head.
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And it came to pass, as she continued praying before YHWH, that Eli marked her mouth.
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Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard:
therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
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And Eli said to her, How long will you be drunken? put away your wine from you.
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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 I poured out my soul before YHWH.
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Count not your handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint
and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
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Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant your petition
that you have asked of him.
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And she said, Let your handmaid find favor in your sight. So the woman went her way,
and did eat; and her countenance was no more [sad].
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And they rose up in the morning early, and worshiped before YHWH, and returned, and
came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and YHWH remembered
her.
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And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare
a son; and she called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of YHWH.
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And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to YHWH the yearly sacrifice,
and his vow.
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But Hannah went not up; for she said to her husband, [I will not go up] until the
child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before YHWH, and there
abide for ever.
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And Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seems you good; tarry until you have
weaned him; only YHWH establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck,
until she weaned him.
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And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one
ephah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to the house of YHWH in Shiloh:
and the child was young.
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And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
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And she said, Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman that stood
by you here, praying to YHWH.
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For this child I prayed; and YHWH has given me my petition which I asked of him:
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therefore also I have granted him to YHWH; as long as he lives he is granted to YHWH.
And he worshiped YHWH there.