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Now there was a certainman from Ramathaim-zophim from the hillcountry of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
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Now thisman would go up from his cityyearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the twosons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORDthere.
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She made a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if You will indeedlook on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son*, then I will give him to the LORDall the days of his life, and a razor shall nevercome on his head."
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But Hannahreplied, "No, my lord, I am a womanoppressed in spirit; I have drunkneitherwinenorstrongdrink, but I have poured out my soulbefore the LORD.
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Then they aroseearly in the morning and worshipedbefore the LORD, and returned*again to their house in Ramah. And Elkanahhadrelations with Hannah his wife, and the LORDremembered her.
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It came about in duetime, after Hannah had conceived, that she gavebirth to a son; and she named* him Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked him of the LORD."
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But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "I will not go up until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appearbefore the LORD and staythereforever*."
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Elkanah her husbandsaid to her, "Dowhat seems best to you. Remainuntil you have weaned him; only may the LORDconfirm His word." So the womanremained and nursed her sonuntil she weaned him.
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Now when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with a three-year-oldbull and oneephah of flour and a jug of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh, although the child was young.