1 Samuel 1:28 meaning and explanation
I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
1 Samuel 1:28, Berean Standard Bible
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Hannah speaks these words at Shiloh, where she has brought the young Samuel to the house of the LORD, fulfilling the vow she made in her anguish years earlier. The Hebrew verb translated "dedicate" carries the sense of handing over or lending to the LORD, and the wordplay on Samuel's name echoes her statement that she asked for him from the LORD.
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