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1 Samuel 1:11-13
EasyEnglish Bible
1 Samuel 1:11-13
EasyEnglish Bible
11 She made a promise to God. She prayed, ‘Lord Almighty, you can see how sad I am. Please be kind to me, your servant. Remember me and do not forget me. Please give a son to me, your servant. If you do that, I will give him to serve you for all of his life. Nobody will ever cut his hair.’[a]
12 Hannah continued to pray to the Lord. Eli watched her mouth while it moved. 13 Hannah was praying quietly inside herself. Her lips moved but Eli could not hear her voice. So he thought that she was drunk.
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- 1:11 ‘Nobody will ever cut his hair.’ This is a sign of the Nazirite promise (Numbers 6:1-21). The person promised to give his life to God.
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