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1 Samuel 1

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^{1 Samuel 1:1 [1]} Lit mountains of.

^{1 Samuel 1:1 [2]} It is sometimes claimed that Samuel was from the tribe of Ephraim (rather than the tribe of Levi) and so was not eligible to serve as a priest. He was an Ephraimite only in the sense that his family lived in the tribal area of Ephraim. His genealogy is given in 1CH 6:22-28. At least two other men in the passage are named Elkanah. Samuel's father, Elkanah, is the man mentioned in 1CH 6:27. The men mentioned in 1CH 6:23, 24, 26 are several generations removed from Samuel.

^{1 Samuel 1:3 [3]} Lit from days to days.

^{1 Samuel 1:5 [4]} Lit closed her womb.

^{1 Samuel 1:6 [5]} Lit closed her womb.

^{1 Samuel 1:10 [6]} Lit bitter of soul.

^{1 Samuel 1:11 [7]} Lit shearing knife. This was a requirement of a Nazirite vow which would apply to Samuel all of his life (see NUM 6:2 ff).

^{1 Samuel 1:13 [8]} This implies that the custom at that time was to pray aloud; the outcome (vv 19, 20) shows that God hears prayer, whether it is spoken or silent.

^{1 Samuel 1:20 [9]} The name possibly means "The Name [i.e. Yahweh, LORD] is God" or "His name is God," but the etymology is uncertain.

^{1 Samuel 1:21 [10]} Lit sacrifice of days.

^{1 Samuel 1:22 [11]} At this time children were nursed until about age three. But it may be fair to say that Hannah also wanted to keep the boy as long as she reasonably could; giving up her only child—even for the best of purposes—must have been terribly difficult.

^{1 Samuel 1:24 [12]} These containers were made from almost the entire skin of an animal and were used for holding wine.

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