1And there was a certain man, of Ramathaim-zuphi, of the hill country of Ephraim,—whose name, was Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite;stylus1 Chronicles 6:25, 1 Chronicles 6:27, 1 Chronicles 6:25, 1 Chronicles 6:27, 1 Chronicles 6:342and, he, had two wives, the name of the one, Hannah, and, the name of the other, Peninnah,—and Peninnah had children, but, Hannah, had no children.stylusGenesis 4:23, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:2, Matthew 19:8, Judges 8:303So then that man went up, out of his city, from time to time, to worship and to sacrifice unto Yahweh of hosts, in Shiloh,—and, there, were the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Yahweh.stylusLuke 2:41, Luke 2:41, Joshua 18:1, Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:74And, when the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give, to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions;stylusDeuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 16:115and, unto Hannah, used he to give one portion,—howbeit, Hannah, he loved, although, Yahweh, had restrained her from having children.stylusGenesis 30:2, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 29:30, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:306And her rival used even to cause her great vexation, for the sake of provoking her,—because Yahweh had restrained her from having children.stylusJob 6:14, Job 6:14, Job 24:21, Job 24:21, Leviticus 18:187And, thus, used she to do, year by year, whenever she went up to the house of Yahweh, thus, used she to vex her,—and she wept, and would not eat.stylus1 Samuel 2:19, 1 Samuel 2:198So Elkanah her husband said to her—Hannah! wherefore shouldst thou weep? and wherefore wilt thou not eat? and wherefore should thy heart be sad? Am, I, not better to thee, than ten sons?stylusRuth 4:15, Ruth 4:15, Isaiah 54:6, Job 6:14, Isaiah 54:69And Hannah rose up, after she had eaten in Shiloh, and after she had drunk,—and, Eli the priest, was sitting upon his chair, by the door-post of the temple of Yahweh;stylus1 Samuel 3:3, 1 Samuel 3:3, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 27:4, 2 Samuel 7:210and, she being in bitterness of soul, prayed unto Yahweh, and, wept sore.stylusJob 7:11, Job 7:11, Luke 22:44, Job 10:1, Luke 22:4411And 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.stylusJudges 13:5, Judges 13:5, Numbers 6:5, Numbers 6:5, Ecclesiastes 5:412And so it was, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli was watching her mouth.stylus1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:16, Luke 18:113But as for, Hannah, she, was speaking in her heart, only her lips, were moving, but, her voice, could not be heard,—so Eli thought she had been drunken.stylusRomans 8:26, Romans 8:26, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:45, Acts 2:1314And Eli said unto her, How long, wilt thou be, drunken? Put away thy wine from thee.stylusJob 22:23, Job 11:14, Matthew 7:1, Matthew 7:3, Job 8:215And Hannah responded and said—Nay! my lord; A woman depressed in spirit, am I: neither wine nor strong drink, have I drunk,—but I poured out my soul, before Yahweh.stylusPsalms 62:8, Psalms 62:8, Lamentations 2:19, Lamentations 2:19, Psalms 42:416Do not count thy handmaid for an abandoned woman,—for, out of the abundance of my grief and my vexation, have I spoken, hitherto.stylus1 Samuel 2:12, 1 Samuel 2:12, Job 10:1, Job 10:2, Matthew 12:3417Then responded Eli, and said—Go and prosper! And the, God of Israel, grant thy petition which thou hast asked of him!stylusMark 5:34, Mark 5:34, Psalms 20:3, Psalms 20:5, Judges 18:618And she said: Let thy serving-woman find favour, in thine eyes. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and, her countenance, was sad no longer.stylusRuth 2:13, Ruth 2:13, Romans 15:13, Romans 15:13, Ecclesiastes 9:719And they rose up early in the morning, and worshipped before Yahweh, and returned, and entered their own house, in Ramah,—and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and Yahweh remembered her.stylusGenesis 21:1, Genesis 21:1, Genesis 30:22, 1 Samuel 1:11, Genesis 30:2220And so it was, when the days had come round during which Hannah was with child, that she bare a son,—and called his name Samuel [="Heard of God"], Because, of Yahweh, I asked him.stylusGenesis 41:51, Genesis 41:52, Genesis 41:51, Genesis 41:52, Matthew 1:2121And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up, to offer unto Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and [each] his own vow.stylus1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:3, Deuteronomy 12:11, Deuteronomy 12:11, Joshua 24:1522But, Hannah, went not up,—for she said to her husband—[Not] till the boy is weaned, then will I take him, and he shall appear before Yahweh, and abide there evermore.stylus1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 1:28, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 1:28, Luke 2:2223And Elkanah her husband said to her—Do what is good in thine own eyes, tarry until thou have weaned him, only may Yahweh establish his word! So the woman tarried, and nursed her son, until she weaned him.stylus2 Samuel 7:25, 2 Samuel 7:25, Matthew 24:19, 1 Samuel 1:17, Luke 11:2724Then took she him up with her, when she had weaned him, with a bullock of three years old, and one ephah of meal, and a skin of wine, and took him to the house of Yahweh, at Shiloh,—the boy yet being young.stylusNumbers 15:9, Numbers 15:10, Numbers 15:9, Numbers 15:10, Joshua 18:125So they slew the bullock,—and took the boy in, unto Eli.stylusLuke 18:15, Luke 18:16, Luke 18:15, Luke 18:16, Luke 2:2226And she said—Pardon, my lord! By the life of thy soul, my lord,—I, am the woman who was standing near thee here, praying unto Yahweh:stylus2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:4, 2 Kings 4:30, 2 Kings 2:6, 2 Kings 2:227For this boy, I prayed,—And Yahweh hath given me my petition which I asked of him.stylus1 John 5:15, 1 John 5:15, Psalms 118:5, 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 1:1328Hence, I also, have loaned him unto Yahweh, all the days that he liveth. He, is lent unto Yahweh. And he bowed down there, unto Yahweh.stylusGenesis 24:26, Genesis 24:26, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 24:52, 2 Timothy 3:15