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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:
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
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
.
He had two wives ,
one named
Hannah and the other Peninnah .
And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none
.
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
.
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 when
the time
was
that
Elkanah offered
, he gave
to Peninnah
his wife ,
and to all her sons and her
daughters ,
portions:
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 .
But unto
Hannah he gave
a worthy
portion ;
for he loved Hannah:
but
the LORD had shut
up
her womb.
But to
Hannah he would
give
a double
portion ,
for he loved her
even
though
the LORD had closed
her womb.
And
her
adversary
also
provoked
her
sore,
for
to
make
her
fret,
because the LORD had shut
up
her
womb.
Because the LORD had closed
Hannah’s
womb ,
her
rival
would
provoke
her
and
taunt
her
viciously
.
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.
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.
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?
“
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? ”
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.
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
she
was
in bitterness
of
soul
, and
prayed unto
the LORD ,
and wept sore
.
In her
bitter
distress
, Hannah
prayed to
the LORD and wept with
many
tears
.
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.
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
it
came
to
pass,
as she
continued
praying before the LORD, that
Eli marked
her mouth.
As Hannah
kept
on
praying before the LORD, Eli watched
her mouth.
Now
Hannah ,
she
spake
in her heart ;
only
her lips moved
, but
her voice was
not heard :
therefore
Eli thought she had
been
drunken.
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 Eli
said unto
her, How long wilt
thou
be drunken
? put away thy
wine from
thee.
and said to
her, “
How long will
you
be drunk
? Put away your
wine !”
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.
“
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.
Count
not thine
handmaid
for a daughter
of
Belial:
for out of the abundance
of my complaint
and grief have
I
spoken
hitherto
.
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. ”
Then
Eli
answered
and
said,
Go in peace :
and the God of Israel grant thee
thy
petition that
thou
hast
asked of him.
“
Go in peace ,”
Eli
replied,
“
and may
the God of Israel grant the
petition you
have
asked of Him. ”
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
.
“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
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.
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.
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.
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
the
man
Elkanah ,
and all his house ,
went up to offer
unto
the
LORD
the yearly
sacrifice ,
and his vow .
Then
Elkanah and all his house went up to make
the annual
sacrifice to
the
LORD
and to
fulfill
his vow ,
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
.
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
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.
“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
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
.
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 they slew
a
bullock
, and
brought the child
to Eli.
And when
they had
slaughtered
the
bull
, they
brought the boy
to Eli.
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.
“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.
For
this
child
I prayed ;
and the LORD hath
given
me my
petition
which
I asked of him :
I prayed for
this
boy,
and since
the LORD has
granted
me what
I asked of Him ,
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.
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.
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