24 Now when she had weaned him, (A)she took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull and one ephah of flour and a jug of wine, and brought him to (B)the house of the Lord in Shiloh, although the child was young. 25 Then (C)they slaughtered the bull, and (D)brought the boy to Eli. 26 She said, “Oh, my lord! (E)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord.

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24 After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull,[a](A) an ephah[b] of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. 25 When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli, 26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text with three bulls
  2. 1 Samuel 1:24 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms