1 Samuel 1:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your maidservant, and remember me, and not forget your maidservant, but will give your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    She made a vow, saying, 'LORD of Hosts, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your servant and remember me, and not forget Your servant, but give Your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she vowed{H5087} a vow,{H5088} and said,{H559} O Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} if thou wilt indeed{H7200} look{H7200} on the affliction{H6040} of thy handmaid,{H519} and remember{H2142} me, and not forget{H7911} thy handmaid,{H519} but wilt give{H5414} unto thy handmaid{H519} a man-child,{H582} {H2233} then I will give{H5414} him unto Jehovah{H3068} all the days{H3117} of his life,{H2416} and there shall no razor{H4177} come{H5927} upon his head.{H7218}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she vowed{H5087}{(H8799)} a vow{H5088}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, O LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, if thou wilt indeed{H7200}{(H8800)} look{H7200}{(H8799)} on the affliction{H6040} of thine handmaid{H519}, and remember{H2142}{(H8804)} me, and not forget{H7911}{(H8799)} thine handmaid{H519}, but wilt give{H5414}{(H8804)} unto thine handmaid{H519} a man{H582} child{H2233}, then I will give{H5414}{(H8804)} him unto the LORD{H3068} all the days{H3117} of his life{H2416}, and there shall no razor{H4177} come{H5927}{(H8799)} upon his head{H7218}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and vowed a vowe, and sayde: O LORDE Zebaoth, yf thou wilt loke vpon the aduersite of thy handmayden, and thynke vpon me, and not forget thy handmayden, and wilt geue thy handmayden a sonne, I wil geue him vnto the LORDE all his life longe, and there shal no rasoure come vpon his heade.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Also she vowed a vowe, and sayd, O Lord of hostes, if thou wilt looke on the trouble of thine handmaide, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaide, but giue vnto thine handmaide a manchilde, then I will giue him vnto the Lord all the dayes of his life, and there shall no rasor come vpon his head.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And vowed a vowe, and sayd: O Lord of hoastes, if thou wilt loke on the trouble of thyne handmayde and remembre me, and not forget thyne hand mayde, but geue vnto thyne handmayde a man childe, I will geue him vnto the Lorde all the dayes of his lyfe, and there shall no rasor come vpon his head.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    She vowed a vow, and said, Yahweh of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a man-child, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come on his head.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men -- then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    She vowed a vow, and said, "Yahweh of Armies, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a boy, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and no razor shall come on his head."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    She made a vow saying,“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, if you would truly look on the suffering of your servant, and would keep me in mind and not neglect your servant, and give your servant a male child, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.”

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 13:5 : 5 For, behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.
  • Gen 29:32 : 32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely the LORD has looked upon my affliction; now my husband will love me.
  • Num 6:5 : 5 All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head: until the days are fulfilled, in which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.
  • Gen 28:20 : 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to wear,
  • Gen 8:1 : 1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.
  • Gen 30:22 : 22 God remembered Rachel, listened to her, and opened her womb.
  • 1 Sam 1:19 : 19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house at Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.
  • Judg 11:30 : 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me good for his cursing this day.
  • Ps 25:18 : 18 Look on my affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins.
  • Ps 132:1-2 : 1 A Song of Ascents. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: 2 How he swore to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob;
  • Eccl 5:4 : 4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay to pay it, for He has no pleasure in fools; pay what you have vowed.
  • Exod 4:31 : 31 And the people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
  • Num 6:8 : 8 All the days of his separation he is holy to the LORD.
  • Num 6:11 : 11 And the priest shall offer one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make atonement for him, for that he sinned by reason of the dead, and shall sanctify his head the same day.
  • Num 21:2 : 2 And Israel vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
  • Num 30:3-8 : 3 If a woman also makes a vow to the LORD, and binds herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth, 4 And her father hears her vow, and her bond with which she has bound her soul, and her father holds his peace at her, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond with which she has bound her soul shall stand. 5 But if her father disallows her on the day that he hears, none of her vows, or of her bonds with which she has bound her soul, shall stand, and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 6 And if she had a husband when she vowed, or uttered anything out of her lips with which she bound her soul, 7 And her husband heard it and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it, then her vows shall stand, and her bonds with which she bound her soul shall stand. 8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it, then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, with which she bound her soul, of no effect, and the LORD shall forgive her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Judg 13:2-8
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    80%

    2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.

    3 And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, you are barren and have no children: but you shall conceive and bear a son.

    4 Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing:

    5 For, behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.

    6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like that of an angel of God, very awesome: but I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name:

    7 But he said to me, Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

    8 Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do for the child who shall be born.

  • 1 Sam 1:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

    9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat on a seat by a doorpost of the temple of the LORD.

    10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept greatly.

  • 1 Sam 1:15-28
    14 verses
    79%

    15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

    16 Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken until now.

    17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant you your petition that you have asked of him.

    18 And she said, Let your maidservant find favor in your sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no longer sad.

    19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house at Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.

    20 So it came to pass, when the time had come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

    21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

    22 But Hannah did not go up; for she said to her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide forever.

    23 And Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seems good to you; wait until you have weaned him; only let the LORD establish his word. So the woman remained at home and nursed her son until she weaned him.

    24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

    25 And they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli.

    26 And she said, Oh my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman that stood by you here, praying to the LORD.

    27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD has granted me my petition which I asked of him:

    28 Therefore I have also lent him to the LORD; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

  • 78%

    12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli watched her mouth.

    13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she was drunk.

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    36 And she said to him, My father, if you have opened your mouth to the LORD, do to me according to what has proceeded out of your mouth; forasmuch as the LORD has taken vengeance for you upon your enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

    37 And she said to her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.

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    11 Then she said, I pray you, let the king remember the LORD your God, that you would not allow the avenger of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

    12 Then the woman said, Let your maidservant, I pray you, speak one word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak on.

  • 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, you shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.

  • 71%

    20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give you descendants from this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went to their own home.

    21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

  • 3 If a woman also makes a vow to the LORD, and binds herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth,

  • 17 that he told her all his heart, and said to her, "No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazarite to God from my mother's womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man."

  • 5 All the days of the vow of his separation no razor shall come upon his head: until the days are fulfilled, in which he separates himself to the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

  • 1 Sam 1:5-7
    3 verses
    70%

    5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.

    6 And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her fret, because the LORD had closed her womb.

    7 And so he did year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore Hannah wept and did not eat.

  • 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child served the LORD before Eli the priest.

  • 25 Thus the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.

  • 39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,

  • 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,

  • 36 Now, indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.

  • 24 And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

  • 12 And Manoah said, Now let your words come to pass. How shall we raise the child, and what shall we do for him?

  • 14 She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, nor let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.

  • 28 Please forgive the trespass of your maidservant, for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD, and evil has not been found in you all your days.

  • 2 What, my son? And what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?

  • 2 And he had two wives; the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.