22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go until the child is weaned; then I will (A)bring him, so that he may appear before the Lord and (B)stay there for life.”

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22 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present(A) him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”[a]

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:22 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls always. I have dedicated him as a Nazirite—all the days of his life.”

28 (A)So I have also [a]dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is [b]dedicated to the Lord.” And (B)he worshiped the Lord there.

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent
  2. 1 Samuel 1:28 Or lent

28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life(A) he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

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