5 He would give an extra portion1:5. By giving an extra portion, Elkanah was showing everyone that he treated Hannah as if she did have one child. to Hannah, to show his love for her even though the Lord hadn’t given her any children.
8 "Hannah, what are you crying for?" her husband Elkanah would ask. "Why don’t you eat? Why are you so upset? Aren’t I better to you than ten sons?"
11 She made a vow, asking, "Lord Almighty, if only you would pay attention to the suffering of your servant and remember me, and not forget me but give me a son, then I will dedicate him to the Lord for his whole life, and no razor shall ever touch his head."
23 "Do as you see fit," her husband Elkanah replied. "Stay here until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill what he has said."1:23. "What he has said": referring to the Lord. The Septuagint and a scroll from Qumran read "what you have said," referring to Hannah. So Hannah stayed behind and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
27 I prayed for this boy, and since the Lord has given me what I asked him for, 28 now I’m giving him to the Lord. As long as he lives he will be dedicated to the Lord." And he1:28. "He": presumably referring to Elkhanah. Some versions change this to "they." worshiped the Lord there.