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1 Samuel 1:11

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1:11She made a vow saying, “O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion16 on the suffering of your female servant,17 remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child18 to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.”19

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  1. 16 Heb “if looking you look.” The expression can refer, as here, to looking favorably upon another, in this case with compassion.
  2. 17 Heb “handmaid.” The use of this term (translated two more times in this verse and once each in vv. 16, 17 simply as “servant” for stylistic reasons) is an expression of humility.
  3. 18 Heb “seed of men.”
  4. 19 Heb “a razor will not go up upon his head.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember 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, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Making a vow, she pleaded, “Lord of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”

NLTNew Living Translation

And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

She made a vow and said: “O Yahweh of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the misery of your female servant, and will remember me, and not forget your female servant, and will give to your female servant a male child then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and a razor will never pass over his head.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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 rasor come upon his head.