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Joshua 17

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¹ Then Eli answered and said, "Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of Him."

² Hannah said, "Let your maidservant find grace and favor in your sight." So the woman went on her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.

³ The family got up early the next morning, worshiped before the LORD, and returned to their home in Ramah. Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her [prayer].

⁴ It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; she named him[9] Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked for him from the LORD."

⁵ Then the man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the[10] yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.

⁶ But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "I will not go up until the child is[11] weaned; and then I will bring him, so that he may appear before the LORD and remain there as long as he lives."

⁷ Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems best to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may the LORD establish and confirm His word." So the woman remained [behind] and nursed her son until she weaned him.

⁸ Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a[12] leather bottle of wine [to pour over the burnt offering for a sweet fragrance], and she brought Samuel to the Lord's house in Shiloh, although the child was young.

⁹ Then they slaughtered the bull, and brought the child to Eli.

¹⁰ Hannah said, "Oh, my lord! As [surely as] your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood beside you here, praying to the LORD.

¹¹ For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my request which I asked of Him.

¹² Therefore I have also dedicated him to the LORD; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the LORD." And they worshiped the LORD there.

¹³ Hannah prayed and said, "My heart rejoices and triumphs in the LORD; My horn (strength) is lifted up in the LORD, My mouth has opened wide [to speak boldly] against my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.

¹⁴ "There is no one holy like the LORD, There is no one besides You, There is no Rock like our God.

¹⁵ "Do not go on boasting so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And by Him actions are weighed (examined).

¹⁶ "The bows of the mighty are[1] broken, But those who have stumbled equip themselves with strength.

¹⁷ "Those who were full hire themselves out for bread, But those who were hungry cease [to hunger]. Even the barren [woman] gives birth to seven, But she who has many children withers away.

¹⁸ "The LORD puts to death and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol (the grave) and raises up [from the grave].

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1	Then Eli answered and said, "Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of Him."
2	Hannah said, "Let your maidservant find grace and favor in your sight." So the woman went on her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
3	The family got up early the next morning, worshiped before the LORD, and returned to their home in Ramah. Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her [prayer].
4	It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; she named him[9] Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked for him from the LORD."
5	Then the man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the[10] yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.
6	But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "I will not go up until the child is[11] weaned; and then I will bring him, so that he may appear before the LORD and remain there as long as he lives."
7	Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems best to you. Wait until you have weaned him; only may the LORD establish and confirm His word." So the woman remained [behind] and nursed her son until she weaned him.
8	Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a[12] leather bottle of wine [to pour over the burnt offering for a sweet fragrance], and she brought Samuel to the Lord's house in Shiloh, although the child was young.
9	Then they slaughtered the bull, and brought the child to Eli.
10	Hannah said, "Oh, my lord! As [surely as] your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood beside you here, praying to the LORD.
11	For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my request which I asked of Him.
12	Therefore I have also dedicated him to the LORD; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the LORD." And they worshiped the LORD there.
13	Hannah prayed and said, "My heart rejoices and triumphs in the LORD; My horn (strength) is lifted up in the LORD, My mouth has opened wide [to speak boldly] against my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.
14	"There is no one holy like the LORD, There is no one besides You, There is no Rock like our God.
15	"Do not go on boasting so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And by Him actions are weighed (examined).
16	"The bows of the mighty are[1] broken, But those who have stumbled equip themselves with strength.
17	"Those who were full hire themselves out for bread, But those who were hungry cease [to hunger]. Even the barren [woman] gives birth to seven, But she who has many children withers away.
18	"The LORD puts to death and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol (the grave) and raises up [from the grave].

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