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And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hostes, if thou wilt indeed looke on the affliction of thine handmayd, and remember me, and not forget thine handmayd, but wilt giue vnto thine handmayd a man childe, then I will giue him vnto the LORD all the dayes of his life, and there shall no rasor come vpon his head.

1611 marginal noteHebr. seed of men.

1611 marginal noteNum. 6.5. iudg. 13.5.

But Hannah went not vp; for shee said vnto her husband, I will not goe vp vntill the childe be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appeare before the LORD, and there abide for euer.

¶ And when shee had weaned him, shee tooke him vp with her, with three bullocks, and one Ephah of floure, and a bottle of wine, and brought him vnto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the childe was young.

And they slew a bullocke, and brought the childe to Eli.

For this childe I prayed, and the LORD hath giuen me my petition, which I asked of him:

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house, and the child did minister vnto the LORD before Eli the Priest.

¶ But Samuel ministred before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linnen Ephod.

1611 marginal noteExod. 28.4.

And the LORD visited Hannah, so that shee conceiued, and bare three sonnes, and two daughters: and the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

(And the child Samuel grew on, and was in fauour, both with the LORD, and also with men.)

¶ And the child Samuel ministred vnto the LORD before Eli: and the word of the LORD was precious in those daies; there was no open vision.