1 Samuel 1:11
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And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
In other translations
And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
Hebrew words
וַתִּדֹּרvatidorand she vowedH5087נֶדֶרnedera vowH5088וַתֹּאמַרvatomarand she saidH559יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635אִם־'im-<if>H518רָאֹהra'ohcertainly [if] <to see>H7200תִרְאֶה׀tir'ehyou will lookH7200בָּעֳנִיbo'onion [the] affliction ofH6040אֲמָתֶךָ'amatekhamaidservant yourH519וּזְכַרְתַּנִיuzekhartaniand you will remember meH2142וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808תִשְׁכַּחtishkachyou will forgetH7911אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲמָתֶךָ'amatekhamaidservant yourH519וְנָתַתָּהvenatatahand you will giveH5414לַאֲמָתְךָla'amatekhato maidservant of yourH519זֶרַעzera'spring ofH2233אֲנָשִׁים'anashimmenH582וּנְתַתִּיוunetativand I will give himH5414לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068כָּל־kol-allH3605יְמֵיyemei[the] days ofH3117חַיָּיוchaiyavlife hisH2416וּמוֹרָהumorahand a razorH4177לֹא־lo'-notH3808יַעֲלֶהya'alehit will go upH5927עַל־'al-onH5921רֹאשׁוֹ׃roshohead hisH7218
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