1st Samuel Chapter 1 verse 11 Holy Bible
And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
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And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
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And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man child, then I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
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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.
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And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give to thy handmaid a male child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
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She vowed a vow, and said, Yahweh of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a man-child, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come on his head.
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and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men -- then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) And she vowed a vow.--The vow of Hannah contained two solemn promises--the one pledged the son she prayed for to the service of the Eternal all the days of his life. The mother looked on to a life-long service in the ritual of the Tabernacle for him, but the Being who heard her prayer destined her son for higher work; in his case the priestly duties were soon merged in the far more responsible ones of the prophet--the great reformer of the people. The second promise undertook that he should be a Nazarite. Now the Nazariteship included three things--the refraining from intoxicating drinks, the letting the hair grow, and the avoiding all ceremonial defilement by corpses even of the nearest kin. Samuel was what the Talmud calls a perpetual Nazarite.These strange restrictions and customs had an inner signification. The abstinence from wine and strong drink typified that the Nazarite determined to avoid all sensual indulgence which might cloud the mind and render the man unfit for prayer to, and work for, the Lord; the avoiding contact with the dead was a perpetual outward protest that the vower of the solemn vow renounced all moral defilement, that he gave up every thing which could stain and soil the life consecrated to the Eternal's service; the untouched hair, which here is especially mentioned, was a public protest that the consecrated one had determined to refrain from intercourse with the world, and to devote the whole strength and fulness of life to the Lord's work. The LXX. (Greek) Version here inserts the words, "and he shall drink neither wine nor strong drink," wishing to bring the passage into stricter accordance with Numbers 6. The original Hebrew text, however, contents itself with specifying merely the outward sign of the untouched hair, by which these solemnly consecrated ones were publicly known.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd she madeוַתִּדֹּ֨ר (wat·tid·dōr)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 5087: To promisea vow,נֶ֜דֶר (ne·ḏer)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5088: A promise, a thing promisedpleading,וַתֹּאמַ֗ר (wat·tō·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“O LORDיְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelof Hosts,צְבָא֜וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)Noun - common pluralStrong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaignifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notonlyרָאֹ֥ה (rā·’ōh)Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 7200: To seeYou will lookתִרְאֶ֣ה ׀ (ṯir·’eh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seeupon the afflictionבָּעֳנִ֣י (bā·‘o·nî)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6040: Affliction, povertyof Your maidservantאֲמָתֶ֗ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 519: A maidservant, female slaveand remember me,וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙ (ū·zə·ḵar·ta·nî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularStrong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be malenotוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noforgetting [Your maidservant]תִשְׁכַּ֣ח (ṯiš·kaḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attentionbut givingוְנָתַתָּ֥ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, set[her]אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 519: A maidservant, female slavea son,זֶ֣רַע (ze·ra‘)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posteritythen I will dedicate himוּנְתַתִּ֤יו (ū·nə·ṯat·tîw)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setto the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelallכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe daysיְמֵ֣י (yə·mê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 3117: A dayof his life,חַיָּ֔יו (ḥay·yāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifeand noלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, norazorוּמוֹרָ֖ה (ū·mō·w·rāh)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4177: A razorshall ever comeיַעֲלֶ֥ה (ya·‘ă·leh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5927: To ascend, in, activelyoverעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againsthis head.?רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ (rō·šōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7218: The headJump to PreviousAffliction Armies Boy Child Handmaid Head Hosts Indeed Life Male Man-Child Razor Remember Vow Vowed Wilt
