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1 Samuel 1:10
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Hannah’s Vow

8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not abetter to you than ten sons?”  
9 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of athe tabernacle of the Lord.  
10 aAnd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and1 wept in anguish.  
11 Then she amade a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed blook on the affliction of Your maidservant and cremember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and dno razor shall come upon his head.”  
12 And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth.
13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
14 So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!”
15 But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have apoured out my soul before the Lord.  
16 “Do not consider your maidservant a awicked woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”  
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.”  
Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 1:10

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American Standard Version
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.

Amplified® Bible
And [Hannah] was in distress of soul, praying to the Lord and weeping bitterly.

Contemporary English Version
Hannah was brokenhearted and was crying as she prayed,

Darby English Version
and she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept much.

Good News Bible
(SEE 1:9)

King James Version
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

New American Standard Bible
She, greatly distressed, prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.

New International Version
In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD.

New King James Version
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD and wept in anguish.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
She, greatly distressed, prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.

Revised Standard Version
She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD, and wept bitterly.

Young's Literal Translation
And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,


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