17 Then Eli answered and said, a“Go in peace, and bthe God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.”
18 And she said, a“Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman bwent her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
Samuel Is Born and Dedicated
19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah aknew Hannah his wife, and the Lord bremembered her.
20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name1 Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”
21 Now the man Elkanah and all his house awent up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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