1 Samuel 1:25-27

Contemporary English Version

^24-25When it was the time of year to go to Shiloh again, Hannah and Elkanah^[a] took Samuel to the Lord's house. They brought along a three-year-old bull,^[b] a sack containing about nine kilograms of flour, and a clay jar full of wine. Hannah and Elkanah offered the bull as a sacrifice, then brought the little boy to Eli.

²⁶“Sir,” Hannah said, “a few years ago I stood here beside you and asked the Lord ²⁷to give me a child. Here he is! The Lord gave me just what I asked for.

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Footnotes

1.24,25 When it was the time of year to go to Shiloh again, Hannah and Elkanah: The Dead Sea Scrolls and one ancient translation; the Standard Hebrew Text “she.”
1.24,25 a three-year-old bull: The Dead Sea Scrolls and two ancient translations; the Standard Hebrew Text “three bulls.”