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1 Samuel 1:26–27

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And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.
For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
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From verse 26

  1. 2 Kings 2:2Rank 1 from verse 26
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    2And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

  2. 2 Kings 2:4Rank 2 from verse 26
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    4And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.

  3. 2 Kings 2:6Rank 3 from verse 26
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    6And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.

  4. 2 Kings 4:30Rank 4 from verse 26
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    30And the mother of the child said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.

  5. 1 Samuel 17:55Rank 5 from verse 26
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    55¶ And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

From verse 27

  1. 1 John 5:15Rank 1 from verse 27
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    15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

  2. Matthew 7:7Rank 2 from verse 27
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    7¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

  3. Psalms 118:5Rank 3 from verse 27
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    5I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

  4. 1 Samuel 1:11–13Rank 4 from verse 27
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    11And 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.

    12And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.

    13Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

  5. Psalms 6:9Rank 5 from verse 27
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    9The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

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1 Samuel 1:26

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

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1 Samuel 1:27

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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child

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1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.

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petition

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Sense 1: A request, plea, or prayer. Sense 2: The matter requested.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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25And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

26And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.

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27For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

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28Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.

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