10 Deeply hurt, Hannah prayed to the Lord and wept with many tears. 1:10 1Sm 30:6; 2Kg 4:2711 Making a vow, 1:11 Nm 30:6–11 she pleaded, "Lord of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant’s affliction, 1:11 Gn 29:32 remember and not forget me, and give your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut." 1:11 Lit and no razor will go up on his head, 1:11 Nm 6:5; Jdg 13:5; 16:7
15 "No, my lord," Hannah replied. "I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the Lord. 1:15 Ps 62:8
18 "May your servant find favor with you," 1:18 Ru 2:13 she replied. Then Hannah went on her way; she ate and no longer looked despondent. 1:18 Lit and her face was not to her again, 1:18 Rm 15:13
20 After some time, 1:20 Lit In the turning of the days Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, 1:20 In Hb, the name Samuel sounds like the phrase "requested from God." because she said, "I requested him from the Lord."