1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim,A)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7214A" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> a ZuphiteB)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7214B" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> from the hill countryC)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7214C" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> of Ephraim,D)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7214D" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> whose name was ElkanahE)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7214E" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had two wives;F)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7215F" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3 Year after yearG)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7216G" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> this man went up from his town to worshipH)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7216H" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> and sacrifice to the Lord Almighty at Shiloh,I)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7216I" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli,J)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7216J" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> were priests of the Lord. 4 Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice,K)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7217K" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.L)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7217L" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> 5 But to Hannah he gave a double portionM)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7218M" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.N)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7218N" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> 6 Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.O)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7219O" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> 7 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.P)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7220P" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> 8 Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?Q)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7221Q" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">”
9 Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house.R)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7222R" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> 10 In her deep anguishS)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7223S" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. 11 And she made a vow,T)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7224T" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> saying, “Lord AlmightyU)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7224U" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;">, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and rememberV)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7224V" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life,W)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7224W" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> and no razorX)" data-cr="#cen-NIV-7224X" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; vertical-align: top; top: 0px;"> will ever be used on his head.”