1 Samuel 1:11

And she vowed a vow, and said—Yahweh of hosts! If thou wilt, look, upon the humiliation of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then will I give him unto Yahweh, all the days of his life, and no, razor, shall come upon his head.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10and, she being in bitterness of soul, prayed unto Yahweh, and, wept sore.

12And so it was, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli was watching her mouth.

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Cross References

Genesis 8:1And God remembered Noah, and all the wild—beasts and all the tame-beasts that were with him in the ark,—and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided;

Genesis 29:32So Leah conceived, and bare a son, and called his name Reuben,—for she said, Because, Yahweh hath looked upon my humiliation, For, now, will my husband love me.

Exodus 4:31And the people believed,—and when they heard that Yahweh had concerned himself for the sons of Israel, and that he had looked upon their humiliation, then bent they their heads and bowed themselves down.

Numbers 6:5All the days of his vow of separation, no razor, shall pass over his head,—until the days are fulfilled for which he shall separate himself to Yahweh hallowed, shall he be, letting the locks of the hair of his head grow long.

Numbers 6:11and the priest shall make, of one a sin—bearer and of one an ascending-sacrifice, and so put a propitiatory-covering over him, for that he sinned in respect of the dead person,—thus shall he hallow his head on that day.

Numbers 30:3And, when, a woman, shall vow a vow unto Yahweh, and bind a bond, in the house of her father, in her youth;

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 1:10-19

Hannah's Prayer. ( b. c. 1140.) 9 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 . 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord , and wept sore. 11 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… Read the whole commentary →

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