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And after thirty years God heard your servant, and looked upon my low estate, and considered my distress, and gave me a son. I rejoiced greatly over him, I and my husband and all my neighbors; and we gave great glory to the Mighty One.
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And she said to me, "Your servant was barren and had no child, though I lived with my husband for thirty years.
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Every hour and every day during those thirty years I prayed to the Most High, night and day.
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And after thirty years God heard your servant, and looked upon my low estate, and considered my distress, and gave me a son. I rejoiced greatly over him, I and my husband and all my neighbors; and we gave great glory to the Mighty One.
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