11 And she (A)made a vow and said, “Lord of armies, if You will indeed (B)look on the affliction of Your bond-servant and remember me, and not forget Your bond-servant, but will give Your bond-servant a [a]son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and (C)a razor shall never come on his head.”

12 Now it came about, as she [b]continued praying before the Lord, that Eli was watching her mouth. 13 As for Hannah, (D)she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were quivering, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought that she was drunk.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:11 Lit seed of men
  2. 1 Samuel 1:12 Lit multiplied

11 And she made a vow,(A) saying, “Lord Almighty(B), if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember(C) me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life,(D) and no razor(E) will ever be used on his head.”

12 As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk

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The Lord (A)has heard my pleading,
The Lord (B)receives my prayer.

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The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;(A)
    the Lord accepts my prayer.

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19 But (A)God has heard;
He has given attention to the sound of my prayer.
20 (B)Blessed be God,
Who (C)has not turned away my prayer
Nor His favor from me.

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19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard(A) my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected(B) my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

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