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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
there was
a man named
Elkanah
who
was
from
Ramathaim-zophim in
the hill country of Ephraim .
He
was
the
son of Jeroham, the
son of Elihu, the
son of Tohu, the
son of Zuph, an
Ephraimite.
And
there is
a certain
man of
Ramathaim-Zophim ,
of
the hill -
country of Ephraim ,
and
his
name
`is'
Elkanah,
son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and
Ephrathite,
He had
two wives, one named
Hannah and the other
Peninnah .
And Peninnah had
children, but
Hannah had
none
.
and
he hath
two wives, the
name
of
the
one `is'
Hannah ,
and the name
of
the
second
Peninnah ,
and Peninnah hath
children, and
Hannah hath
no
children
.
Year
after
year
Elkanah
would
go
up from
his city to worship
and sacrifice
to the
LORD
of Hosts at
Shiloh, where
Eli’s
two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were
priests to the
LORD
.
And
that
man
hath
gone
up out
of
his city from
time
to time,
to
bow
himself,
and to sacrifice,
before
Jehovah
of Hosts ,
in
Shiloh, and
there
`are'
two sons of
Eli
, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Jehovah
.
And whenever
the day came
for
Elkanah to
present
his
sacrifice
, he would
give
portions
to his wife Peninnah
and to all her sons and daughters .
And the day cometh,
and
Elkanah sacrificeth
, and
he hath
given
to Peninnah
his wife ,
and to all her sons and her
daughters ,
portions,
But
to Hannah he would
give
a double
portion, for he loved her
even
though
the
LORD
had
closed
her womb .
and
to Hannah he giveth
a certain
portion --
double
, for he hath
loved Hannah,
and
Jehovah
hath
shut
her womb ;
Because
the
LORD
had
closed
Hannah’s
womb,
her rival
would
provoke
her and
taunt
her viciously
.
and
her adversity
hath
also
provoked
her greatly,
so
as
to
make
her tremble,
for
Jehovah
hath
shut
up
her
womb
.
And this
went
on
year after
year .
Whenever
Hannah
went
up to
the house of the
LORD
, her
rival
taunted
her until
she wept
and would
not eat.
And so
he
doth
year by
year ,
from
the
time
of
her
going
up into
the house of Jehovah
, so
it
provoketh
her ,
and
she weepeth,
and doth
not eat.
“
Hannah, why are
you
crying
? ”
her
husband
Elkanah
asked.
“
Why won’t
you
eat? Why is your
heart so
grieved
? Am I not better to you
than ten sons? ”
And
Elkanah
her
husband
saith
to
her,
`
Hannah, why weepest
thou
? and
why dost
thou
not
eat? and
why is thy
heart afflicted
? am I not better to thee
than ten sons? '
So
after they
had
finished
eating and
drinking
in Shiloh, Hannah
stood
up.
Now
Eli the priest was
sitting on a
chair
by the doorpost
of the temple of the
LORD
.
And
Hannah
riseth
after eating in Shiloh, and
after
drinking,
and
Eli the priest is
sitting on the
throne
by the side-post
of the temple of Jehovah
.
In
her
bitter distress
, Hannah
prayed
to
the
LORD
and wept
with
many
tears.
And
she
is
bitter in
soul
, and prayeth
unto
Jehovah,
and
weepeth
greatly,
And she
made
a vow, pleading
, “O
LORD
of Hosts, if only
You
will
look upon
the affliction of Your
maidservant
and remember
me, not forgetting
Your
maidservant
but
giving
her
a
son
, then I will
dedicate
him to the
LORD
all the
days of his life, and no
razor shall
ever
come
over
his head. ”
and voweth
a vow, and
saith
, `Jehovah
of Hosts, if Thou
dost
certainly
look on
the affliction of Thy
handmaid,
and hast
remembered
me, and
dost
not forget
Thy
handmaid
, and
hast
given
to
Thy
handmaid
seed
of
men
--
then I have
given
him to Jehovah
all days of his life, and a
razor doth
not
go
up
upon
his head. '
As
Hannah
kept
on
praying before the
LORD
, Eli watched
her mouth .
And
it
hath
been,
when
she
multiplied
praying before Jehovah
, that
Eli is
watching
her mouth ,
Hannah was
praying
in
her heart, and
though
her lips were
moving, her voice could
not be
heard .
So
Eli thought
she
was
drunk
and
Hannah ,
she
is
speaking
to
her heart, only
her lips are
moving, and
her voice is
not heard ,
and
Eli reckoneth
her
to
be
drunken.
and said
to
her, “How
long
will
you
be
drunk
? Put
away
your
wine !”
And Eli
saith
unto
her, `Until
when
are
thou
drunken
? turn
aside
thy
wine from
thee.'
“
No, my lord, ”
Hannah
replied.
“I
am
a woman oppressed
in spirit .
I have
not
had
any
wine or
strong drink ,
but
I have poured
out my soul before the
LORD.
And
Hannah
answereth
and
saith,
`
No, my lord, A woman sharply
pained
in spirit I `am',
and
wine and
strong drink I have not
drunk,
and
I
pour
out my soul before Jehovah;
Do
not take
your
servant
for
a wicked
woman;
for
all
this
time
I
have
been
praying
out
of the depth
of my anguish
and grief
. ”
put
not thy
handmaid
before
a daughter
of worthlessness,
for
from
the abundance
of my meditation,
and of
my
provocation,
I
have
spoken
hitherto
. '
“
Go in peace, ”
Eli
replied,
“
and may
the God of Israel grant
the
petition you
have
asked of Him. ”
And
Eli
answereth
and
saith,
`
Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth
give
thy
petition which
thou
hast
asked of Him. '
“May
your
maidservant
find
favor
with
you,”
said
Hannah.
Then
she went
on her way, and she
began
eating
again
, and her face
was
no
longer
downcast
.
And
she saith,
`Let
thy
handmaid
find
grace
in
thine
eyes;'
and
the
woman
goeth
on her way, and eateth
, and her countenance
hath
not
been
`sad'
for
it
any
more
.
The next
morning Elkanah
and Hannah
got
up
early
to
bow in
worship
before the
LORD
, and then
returned
home
to
Ramah .
And Elkanah had
relations
with
his wife Hannah
, and the
LORD
remembered
her .
And
they
rise
early
in
the morning ,
and bow themselves
before Jehovah
, and turn
back,
and
come
in
unto
their
house
in
Ramah ,
and Elkanah knoweth
Hannah
his wife, and Jehovah
remembereth
her ;
So
in
the course
of time
, Hannah conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son .
She
named
him
Samuel, saying
, “Because
I have asked for
him from
the
LORD
. ”
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
the revolution
of the
days
, that
Hannah conceiveth,
and beareth
a son ,
and
calleth
his
name
Samuel, `for
, from
Jehovah
I have asked him. '
Then
Elkanah and all his house went
up
to make
the
annual
sacrifice to the LORD
and to
fulfill
his vow ,
And
the
man
Elkanah goeth
up,
and all his house ,
to sacrifice to Jehovah
the sacrifice
of
the
days,
and his vow .
but
Hannah did
not go.
“After
the
boy
is
weaned
, ”
she said to her husband, “
I will
take
him to
appear
before the LORD
and to
stay
there permanently
. ”
And
Hannah hath
not gone
up
, for
she said to her husband, `Till
the
youth
is
weaned
--
then
I have
brought
him in,
and
he
hath
appeared
before the face
of
Jehovah,
and dwelt
there --
unto
the
age
. '
“Do
what
you
think
is
best,”
her husband Elkanah
replied
, “and
stay
here
until
you
have
weaned
him .
Only may
the
LORD
confirm
His word .”
So
Hannah
stayed
and nursed
her son until
she had
weaned him .
And
Elkanah
her husband saith
to
her
, `Do
that
which
is
good
in
thine
eyes;
abide
till
thy
weaning
him ;
only ,
Jehovah
establish
His word ;'
and the
woman
abideth
and
suckleth
her son till
she hath
weaned him ,
Once
she had
weaned
him ,
Hannah
took
the
boy
with her, along
with a
three -year-old
bull
, an
ephah of flour, and a skin
of wine .
Though
the
boy
was
still
young
, she brought
him to
the house of the
LORD
at Shiloh.
and
she causeth
him to
go
up
with her when
she
hath
weaned
him
, with three bullocks
, and
one
ephah of flour, and a bottle
of wine, and
she bringeth
him into
the house of Jehovah
at Shiloh ,
and
the
youth
`is
but'
a
youth
.
And when
they had
slaughtered
the bull
, they
brought
the boy
to
Eli .
And they slaughter
the bullock
, and
bring
in
the youth
unto
Eli ,
“Please
, my lord, ”
said
Hannah,
“as
surely
as
you
live,
my lord, I am the woman who stood here
beside
you
praying
to the
LORD.
and
she
saith
, `O,
my lord, thy
soul
liveth!
my lord, I `
am '
the woman who stood with
thee
in
this
`place',
to pray
unto
Jehovah;
I
prayed
for this boy
, and since
the
LORD
has
granted
me what
I asked of Him ,
for this youth
I
prayed
, and Jehovah
doth
give
to
me my
petition
which
I asked of Him ;
I now
dedicate
the
boy
to the
LORD.
For as
long
as
he
lives
, he is dedicated
to
the
LORD.”
So
they
worshiped
the
LORD
there.
and
also
I have
caused
him
to be
asked
for Jehovah
, all
the
days
that
he hath
lived
--
he
is asked
for
Jehovah;'
and
he
boweth
himself
there before
Jehovah
.
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