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10 And she was bitter, and prayed to the Lord, and wept severely. 11 So she made a vow and said, “O Lord of Hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant, and remember me and not forget Your maidservant, but will give to Your maidservant a baby boy, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”[a]

12 And as she was praying before the Lord, Eli watched her mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:11 Hannah dedicates Samuel as a lifetime Nazirite (see Nu 6:2–21).