20. And it came to be at the turn of days, that Ḥannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Shemu’ĕl, “Because I have asked יהוה for him.”
21. And the man Elqanah and all his house went up to offer to יהוה the yearly slaughtering and his vow.
22. But Ḥannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “When the child is weaned, then I shall take him. And he shall appear before יהוה and remain forever there.”
23. And her husband Elqanah said to her, “Do what is good in your eyes. Remain until you have weaned him. Only let יהוה establish His word.” And the woman remained and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
24. And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ĕphah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the House of יהוה in Shiloh. And the child was young.
25. And they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Ěli.
26. And she said, “O my master! As your being lives, my master, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to יהוה.
27. “I prayed for this youth, and יהוה has granted me what I asked of Him.
28. “So I have also loaned him to יהוה. All the days that he lives he shall be loaned to יהוה.” And he worshipped there before יהוה.