1 Samuel 1:11-13

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11} Making a vow,^(A) she pleaded, “Lord of Hosts, if You will take notice of Your servant’s affliction,^(B) remember and not forget me, and give Your servant a son,^(a) I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”^(b)^(C)

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12} While she continued praying in the Lord’s presence, Eli watched her lips. ^{Tools
13} Hannah was praying silently,^(c)^(D) and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk

Footnotes:

a. 1 Samuel 1:11: Lit a seed of men

b. 1 Samuel 1:11: Lit and no razor will go up on his head

c. 1 Samuel 1:13: Lit praying to her heart

Cross references:

A. 1 Samuel 1:11: Numbers 30:6-11

B. 1 Samuel 1:11: Genesis 29:32

C. 1 Samuel 1:11: Numbers 6:5; Judges 13:5; Judges 16:7

D. 1 Samuel 1:13: Genesis 24:42-45