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17 Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant your request that you have asked of him.” 18 And she said, “May your female slave find favor in your sight.” Then the woman went on her way and ate something, and her face did not look sad any longer.[a]

The Birth of Samuel

19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before Yahweh and returned[b] to their house at Ramah. Then Elkanah had sexual relations with[c] Hannah his wife, and Yahweh remembered her.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:18 Literally “her faces were not for her any longer”
  2. 1 Samuel 1:19 Literally “and they returned and went”
  3. 1 Samuel 1:19 Literally “knew”