15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. 16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.” 17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
1 Samuel 1:15–17
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1 Samuel 1:25–27
25 And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. 26 “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. 27 I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I a…
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