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And
Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us
detain thee, until we shall have made ready a
kid for thee.
“Please stay
here,”
Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the
uncircumcised Philistines? And
Samson said unto his father, Get
her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the
uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But
Samson told his father, “Get
her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
And after a time he returned to take
her, and he turned aside to see the
carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a
swarm of bees and honey in the
carcase of the lion.
When
Samson returned later to take
her, he left the road to see the lion’s
carcass, and in it was a
swarm of bees, along with their honey.
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto
Samson’s wife,
Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the
riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
So on the fourth day they said to
Samson’s wife, “
Entice your husband to explain the
riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you
invite us
here to
rob us?”
And
Samson’s wife
wept before him, and said, Thou
dost but
hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a
riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto
her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
Then
Samson’s wife came to him,
weeping, and said, “You
hate me! You do not really love me! You have
posed to my people a
riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
And she
wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told
her, because she lay
sore upon him: and she told the
riddle to the children of
her people.
She
wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told
her the answer. And in turn she explained the
riddle to
her people.
But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that
Samson visited his wife with a
kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But
her father would not suffer him to go in.
Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest,
Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in
her room,” he said. But
her father would not let him enter.
And
her father said, I
verily thought that thou hadst utterly
hated her; therefore I gave
her to thy companion: is not
her younger sister fairer than she? take
her, I pray thee, instead of
her.
“I was sure that you thoroughly
hated her,” said
her father, “so I gave
her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not
her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take
her instead.”
Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered,
Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given
her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt
her and
her father with fire.
“Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. “It was
Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite,” they were told. “For his wife was given to his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned
her and
her father to death.
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto
her, and said unto
her,
Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to
afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
The lords of the Philistines went to
her and said, “
Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to
tie him up and
subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
And
Samson said unto
her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
Samson told
her, “If they
tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”
Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
So the lords of the Philistines brought
her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she
tied him up with them.
Now there were men lying in wait,
abiding with
her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
brake the withs, as a thread of
tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.
While the men were hidden in
her room, she called out, “
Samson, the Philistines are
here!” But he
snapped the bowstrings like a
strand of yarn
seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.
And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
He replied, “If they
tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.”
Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him
therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And there were liers in wait
abiding in the chamber. And he
brake them from off his arms like a thread.
So
Delilah took new ropes,
tied him up with them, and called out, “
Samson, the Philistines are
here!” But while the men were hidden in
her room, he
snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.
And
Delilah said unto
Samson, Hitherto thou hast
mocked me, and told me lies: tell me
wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto
her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
Then
Delilah said to
Samson, “You have
mocked me and
lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be
tied up.” He told
her, “If you
weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a
loom and
tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.
So while he
slept,
Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and
wove them into the web.Then she
tightened it with a pin and called to him, “
Samson, the Philistines are
here!” But he
awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the
loom and the web.
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with
her words, and urged him, so that his soul was
vexed unto death;
Finally, after she had pressed him daily with
her words and
pleaded until he was sick to death,
That he told
her all his heart, and said unto
her. There hath not come a
razor upon mine head; for I have been a
Nazarite unto God from my mother’s
womb: if I be
shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
Samson told
her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a
Nazirite to God from my mother’s
womb. If I am
shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
And when
Delilah saw that he had told
her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto
her, and brought money in their hand.
When
Delilah realized that he had revealed to
her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to
her, bringing the money in their hands.
And she made him sleep upon
her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to
shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to
afflict him, and his strength went from him.
And having
lulled him to sleep on
her lap, she called a man to
shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to
subdue him, and his strength left him.
And she said, The Philistines be upon thee,
Samson. And he
awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and
shake myself. And he
wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
Then she called out, “
Samson, the Philistines are
here!” When
Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and
shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a
curse—I have the silver
here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
When they were by the house of
Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the
Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee
hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou
here?
And while they were near
Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young
Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you
here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you
here?”
And his
concubine played the
whore against him, and went away from him unto
her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to
her father’s house in
Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,
And
her husband arose, and went after
her, to speak friendly unto
her, and to bring
her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of
asses: and she brought him into
her father’s house: and when the father of the
damsel saw him, he
rejoiced to meet him.
her husband got up and went after
her to speak kindly to
her and bring
her back, taking his servant and a pair of
donkeys. So the
girl brought him into
her father’s house, and when
her father saw him, he
gladly welcomed him.
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his
concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the
damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you
tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end,
lodge here, that thine heart may be
merry; and to
morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
When the man got up to depart with his
concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the
girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please
spend the night. See, the day is almost over.
Spend the night
here, that your heart may be
merry. Then you can get up early
tomorrow for your journey home.”
And when they were by
Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and
lodge in it.
When they were near
Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and
spend the night
here.”
Behold,
here is my daughter a
maiden, and his
concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so
vile a thing.
Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s
concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a
vile thing to this man.”
But the men would not
hearken to him: so the man took his
concubine, and brought
her forth unto them; and they knew
her, and
abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let
her go.
But the men would not
listen to him. So the
Levite took his
concubine and sent
her outside to them, and they raped
her and
abused her throughout the night, and at
dawn they let
her go.
Then came the woman in the
dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where
her lord was, till it was light.
Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where
her master was staying,
collapsed at the
doorway, and lay there until it was light.
And
her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his
concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and
her hands were upon the
threshold.
In the morning, when
her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his
concubine,
collapsed in the
doorway of the house, with
her hands on the
threshold.
And he said unto
her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took
her up upon an
ass, and the man rose up, and
gat him unto his place.
“Get up,” he told
her. “Let us go.” But there was no
response. So the man put
her on his
donkey and set out for home.
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his
concubine, and divided
her, together with
her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent
her into all the coasts of Israel.
When he reached his house, he
picked up a knife, took hold of his
concubine, cut
her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent
her throughout the territory of Israel.
And I took my
concubine, and cut
her in pieces, and sent
her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed
lewdness and folly in Israel.
Then I took my
concubine, cut
her into pieces, and sent
her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they had committed a
lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and
verdict here and now.”
And Elimelech
Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and
her two sons.
Then
Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with
her two sons,
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and
Naomi was left without
her two sons and without
her husband.
Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
When
Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and
her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.
Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
And
Naomi said unto
her two daughters in law, Go, return each to
her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Then
Naomi said to
her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of
her husband. Then she
kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and
wept.
May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she
kissed them as they
wept aloudAnd they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
and said, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”
And they lifted up their voice, and
wept again: and Orpah
kissed her mother in law; but
Ruth clave unto
her.
And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
“Look,” said
Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to
her people and
her gods; follow
her back home.”
When she saw that she was
stedfastly minded to go with
her, then she left speaking unto
her.
When
Naomi saw that
Ruth was determined to go with
her, she stopped trying to
persuade her.
So
Naomi returned, and
Ruth the
Moabitess,
her daughter in law, with
her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to
Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
So
Naomi returned from the land of Moab with
her daughter-in-law
Ruth the
Moabitess. And they arrived in
Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
And
Naomi had a
kinsman of
her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Now
Naomi had a relative on
her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
And
Ruth the
Moabitess said unto
Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and
glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto
her, Go, my daughter.
And
Ruth the
Moabitess said to
Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and
glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go
ahead, my daughter,”
Naomi replied.
And she went, and came, and
gleaned in the field after the reapers: and
her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
So
Ruth departed and went out into the field and
gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
Then said Boaz unto
Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to
glean in another field, neither go from hence, but
abide here fast by my maidens:
Then Boaz said to
Ruth, “
Listen, my daughter. Do not go and
glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay
here close to my servant girls.
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
And Boaz answered and said unto
her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy
nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not
heretofore.
Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.
And Boaz said unto
her, At
mealtime come thou
hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy
morsel in the
vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached
her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
At
mealtime Boaz said to
her, “Come over
here; have some bread and dip it into the
vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered
her roasted grain, and she
ate and was satisfied and had some left over.
And when she was risen up to
glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let
her glean even among the
sheaves, and reproach
her not:
When
Ruth got up to
glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the
sheaves, do not
insult her.
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for
her, and leave them, that she may
glean them, and
rebuke her not.
Rather, pull out for
her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for
her to gather. Do not
rebuke her.”
And she took it up, and went into the city: and
her mother in law saw what she had
gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to
her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
She
picked up the grain and went into the town, where
her mother-in-law saw what she had
gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from
her meal and gave it to
Naomi.
And
her mother in law said unto
her, Where hast thou
gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed
her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Then
her mother-in-law asked
her, “Where did you
glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told
her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with
today is Boaz,” she said.
And
Naomi said unto
her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And
Naomi said unto
her, The man is near of
kin unto us, one of our next
kinsmen.
Then
Naomi said to
her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.”
Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our
kinsman-redeemers.”
And
Naomi said unto
Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
And
Naomi said to
her daughter-in-law
Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to
glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with
her mother in law.
So
Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to
glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with
her mother-in-law.
Then
Naomi her mother in law said unto
her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
One day
Ruth’s mother-in-law
Naomi said to
her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
“I will do everything you say,”
Ruth answered.
And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that
her mother in law
bade her.
So she went down to the
threshing floor and did everything
her mother-in-law had
instructed her to do.
And when Boaz had eaten and
drunk, and his heart was
merry, he went to lie down at the end of the
heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid
her down.
After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the
heap of grain. Then
Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a
kinsman, well; let him do the
kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a
kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a
kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
Stay
here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to
redeem you, good. Let him
redeem you. But if he does not want to
redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie
here until morning.”
And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before
anyone else could recognize
her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the
threshing floor.”
Also he said, Bring the
vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on
her: and she went into the city.
And he told
her, “Bring the
shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he
shoveled six measures of barley into
her shawl. Then he went into the city.
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
When
Ruth returned to
her mother-in-law,
Naomi asked
her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then
Ruth told
her all that Boaz had done for
her.
Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the
kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down
here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the
kinsman-
redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over
here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.
And I thought to
advertise thee, saying,
Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou
wilt redeem it,
redeem it: but if thou
wilt not
redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to
redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will
redeem it.
I thought I should inform you that you may
buy it back in the presence of those seated
here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to
redeem it, do so. But if you will not
redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to
redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will
redeem it,” he replied.
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto
her, the LORD gave
her conception, and she bare a son.
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with
her, the LORD enabled
her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
And
Naomi took the child, and laid it in
her bosom, and became
nurse unto it.
And
Naomi took the child, placed him on
her lap, and became a
nurse to him.
And the women
her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to
Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of
Jesse, the father of David.
The
neighbor women said, “A son has been born to
Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of
Jesse, the father of David.
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
But unto
Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved
Hannah: but the LORD had shut up
her womb.
But to
Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved
her even though the LORD had closed
her womb.
And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she
provoked her; therefore she
wept, and did not eat.
And this went on year after year. Whenever
Hannah went up to the house of the LORD,
her rival
taunted her until she
wept and would not eat.
Then said Elkanah
her husband to
her,
Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart
grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
“
Hannah, why are you crying?”
her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so
grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and
wept sore.
In
her bitter distress,
Hannah prayed to the LORD and
wept with many tears.
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 it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that
Eli marked
her mouth.
As
Hannah kept on praying before the LORD,
Eli watched
her mouth.
Now
Hannah, she spake in
her heart; only
her lips moved, but
her voice was not heard: therefore
Eli thought she had been
drunken.
Hannah was praying in
her heart, and though
her lips were moving,
her voice could not be heard. So
Eli thought she was
drunk And
Eli said unto
her, How long
wilt thou be
drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
and said to
her, “How long will you be
drunk? Put away your wine!”
And she said, Let thine
handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went
her way, and did eat, and
her countenance was no more
sad.
“May your
maidservant find favor with you,” said
Hannah. Then she went on
her way, and she began eating again, and
her face was no longer
downcast.
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to
Ramah: and Elkanah knew
Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered
her.
The next morning Elkanah and
Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to
Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife
Hannah, and the LORD remembered
her.
But
Hannah went not up; for she said unto
her husband, I will not go up until the child be
weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there
abide for ever.
but
Hannah did not go. “After the boy is
weaned,” she said to
her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
And Elkanah
her husband said unto
her, Do what seemeth thee good;
tarry until thou have
weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave
her son
suck until she
weaned him.
“Do what you think is best,”
her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay
here until you have
weaned him. Only may the LORD
confirm His word.” So
Hannah stayed and
nursed her son until she had
weaned him.
And when she had
weaned him, she took him up with
her, with three bullocks, and one
ephah of flour, and a
bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in
Shiloh: and the child was young.
Once she had
weaned him,
Hannah took the boy with
her, along with a three-year-old bull, an
ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at
Shiloh.
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.
“Please, my lord,” said
Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood
here beside you praying to the LORD.
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Each year his mother would make him a little
robe and bring it to him when she went with
her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
And he ran unto
Eli, and said,
Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
He ran to
Eli and said, “
Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,”
Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to
Eli, and said,
Here am I; for thou
didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to
Eli, and said, “
Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,”
Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to
Eli, and said,
Here am I; for thou
didst call me. And
Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to
Eli, and said, “
Here I am, for you have called me.” Then
Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
Then
Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered,
Here am I.
but
Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “
Here I am,” answered Samuel.
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said,
Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing
heretofore.
the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “
Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
