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And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.”
World English Bible (WEB)
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}.
Strong's King James
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.’
Young's Literal Translation
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