1Now there was a certain man of Ramatayim Tzofim, of the hill country of Efrayim, and his name was Elkanah Ben Yerokham, Ben Elihu, Ben Tohu, Ben Tzuf, an Efrati. 2And he had two wives: the name of the one was Khanah, and the name of the other Peninah; and Peninah had children, but Khanah had no children. 3And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto יהוה Tzeva’ot in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Khafni and Pin’khas, were kohanim unto יהוה there. 4And it came to pass upon a day, when Elkanah sacrificed, that he gave to Peninah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions; 5but unto Khanah he gave a double portion; for he loved Khanah, but יהוה had shut up her womb. 6And her rival vexed her sore, to make her fret, because יהוה had shut up her womb. 7And as he did so year by year, when she went up to Beit יהוה , so she vexed her; therefore she wept, and would not eat. 8And Elkanah her husband said unto her, “Khanah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am not I better to you than ten sons?” 9So Khanah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk–now Eli the kohen sat upon his seat by the door-post of the Heikhal of יהוה ; and10 she was in bitterness of soul–and prayed unto יהוה , and wept sore.
11And she vowed a vow, and said, “O יהוה Tzeva’ot, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget Your handmaid, but will give unto Your handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto יהוה all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.” 12And it came to pass, as she prayed long before יהוה , that Eli watched her mouth. 13Now Khanah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice could not be heard; therefore, Eli thought she had been drunk. 14And Eli said unto her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine from you.” 15And Khanah answered and said, “No, my Adon, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before יהוה . Count 16 not your handmaid for a wicked woman: for out of the abundance of my complaint and my vexation have I spoken until now.” 17Then Eli answered and said, “Go in shalom, and may Elohei Yisra’el grant your petition that you have asked of Him.” 18And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. 19And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before יהוה , and returned, and came to their house to Ramah; and Elkanah knew Khanah his wife; and יהוה remembered her. 20And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Khanah conceived, and bore a son; and she called his name Shmu’el, “because I have asked יהוה for him.” 21And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto יהוה the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22But Khanah went not up; for she said unto her husband, “Until the child is weaned, when I will bring him, that he may appear before יהוה , and there abide forever.” 23And Elkanah her husband said unto her, “Do what seems good to you; tarry until you have weaned him; only may יהוה establish His word.” So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she weaned him. 24And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one efah of meal, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto Beit יהוה in Shiloh; and the child was young. 25And when the bullock was slain, the child was brought to Eli. 26And she said, “Oh, my Adon, as your soul lives, my Adon, I am the woman that stood by you here, praying unto יהוה . For 27 this child I prayed; and יהוה has granted me my petition which I asked of Him; 28therefore I also have lent him to יהוה ; as long as he lives he is lent to יהוה .” And he worshipped יהוה there.
אוַיְהִי אִישׁ אֶחָד מִן הָרָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים מֵהַר אֶפְרָיִם; וּשְׁמוֹ אֶלְקָנָה בֶּן יְרֹחָם בֶּן אֱלִיהוּא בֶּן תֹּחוּ בֶן צוּף אֶפְרָתִי. בוְלוֹ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים שֵׁם אַחַת חַנָּה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית פְּנִנָּה; וַיְהִי לִפְנִנָּה יְלָדִים וּלְחַנָּה אֵין יְלָדִים. גוְעָלָה הָאִישׁ הַהוּא מֵעִירוֹ מִיָּמִים יָמִימָה לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹת וְלִזְבֹּחַ לַיהוה צְבָאוֹת בְּשִׁלֹה; וְשָׁם שְׁנֵי בְנֵי עֵלִי חָפְנִי וּפִנְחָס כֹּהֲנִים לַיהוה . דוַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיִּזְבַּח אֶלְקָנָה; וְנָתַן לִפְנִנָּה אִשְׁתּוֹ וּלְכָל בָּנֶיהָ וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ מָנוֹת. הוּלְחַנָּה יִתֵּן מָנָה אַחַת אַפָּיִם: כִּי אֶת חַנָּה אָהֵב וַיהוה סָגַר רַחְמָהּ. ווְכִעֲסַתָּה צָרָתָהּ גַּם כַּעַס בַּעֲבוּר הַרְּעִמָהּ: כִּי סָגַר יהוה בְּעַד רַחְמָהּ. זוְכֵן יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁנָה בְשָׁנָה מִדֵּי עֲלֹתָהּ בְּבֵית יהוה כֵּן תַּכְעִסֶנָּה; וַתִּבְכֶּה וְלֹא תֹאכַל. חוַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ אֶלְקָנָה אִישָׁהּ חַנָּה לָמֶה תִבְכִּי וְלָמֶה לֹא תֹאכְלִי וְלָמֶה יֵרַע לְבָבֵךְ: הֲלוֹא אָנֹכִי טוֹב לָךְ מֵעֲשָׂרָה בָּנִים. טוַתָּקָם חַנָּה אַחֲרֵי אָכְלָה בְשִׁלֹה וְאַחֲרֵי שָׁתֹה; וְעֵלִי הַכֹּהֵן יֹשֵׁב עַל הַכִּסֵּא עַל מְזוּזַת הֵיכַל יהוה . יוְהִיא מָרַת נָפֶשׁ; וַתִּתְפַּלֵּל עַל יהוה וּבָכֹה תִבְכֶּה.
יאוַתִּדֹּר נֶדֶר וַתֹּאמַר יהוה צְבָאוֹת אִם רָאֹה תִרְאֶה בָּעֳנִי אֲמָתֶךָ וּזְכַרְתַּנִי וְלֹא תִשְׁכַּח אֶת אֲמָתֶךָ וְנָתַתָּה לַאֲמָתְךָ זֶרַע אֲנָשִׁים וּנְתַתִּיו לַיהוה כָּל יְמֵי חַיָּיו וּמוֹרָה לֹא יַעֲלֶה עַל רֹאשׁוֹ. יבוְהָיָה כִּי הִרְבְּתָה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לִפְנֵי יהוה ; וְעֵלִי שֹׁמֵר אֶת פִּיהָ. יגוְחַנָּה הִיא מְדַבֶּרֶת עַל לִבָּהּ רַק שְׂפָתֶיהָ נָּעוֹת וְקוֹלָהּ לֹא יִשָּׁמֵעַ; וַיַּחְשְׁבֶהָ עֵלִי לְשִׁכֹּרָה. ידוַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ עֵלִי עַד מָתַי תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִין; הָסִירִי אֶת יֵינֵךְ מֵעָלָיִךְ. טווַתַּעַן חַנָּה וַתֹּאמֶר לֹא אֲדֹנִי אִשָּׁה קְשַׁת רוּחַ אָנֹכִי וְיַיִן וְשֵׁכָר לֹא שָׁתִיתִי; וָאֶשְׁפֹּךְ אֶת נַפְשִׁי לִפְנֵי יהוה . טזאַל תִּתֵּן אֶת אֲמָתְךָ לִפְנֵי בַּת בְּלִיָּעַל: כִּי מֵרֹב שִׂיחִי וְכַעְסִי דִּבַּרְתִּי עַד הֵנָּה. יזוַיַּעַן עֵלִי וַיֹּאמֶר לְכִי לְשָׁלוֹם; וֵאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יִתֵּן אֶת שֵׁלָתֵךְ אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַלְתְּ מֵעִמּוֹ. יחוַתֹּאמֶר תִּמְצָא שִׁפְחָתְךָ חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ; וַתֵּלֶךְ הָאִשָּׁה לְדַרְכָּהּ וַתֹּאכַל וּפָנֶיהָ לֹא הָיוּ לָהּ עוֹד. יטוַיַּשְׁכִּמוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לִפְנֵי יהוה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל בֵּיתָם הָרָמָתָה; וַיֵּדַע אֶלְקָנָה אֶת חַנָּה אִשְׁתּוֹ וַיִּזְכְּרֶהָ יהוה . כוַיְהִי לִתְקֻפוֹת הַיָּמִים וַתַּהַר חַנָּה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן; וַתִּקְרָא אֶת שְׁמוֹ שְׁמוּאֵל כִּי מֵיהוה שְׁאִלְתִּיו. כאוַיַּעַל הָאִישׁ אֶלְקָנָה וְכָל בֵּיתוֹ לִזְבֹּחַ לַיהוה אֶת זֶבַח הַיָּמִים וְאֶת נִדְרוֹ. כבוְחַנָּה לֹא עָלָתָה: כִּי אָמְרָה לְאִישָׁהּ עַד יִגָּמֵל הַנַּעַר וַהֲבִאֹתִיו וְנִרְאָה אֶת פְּנֵי יהוה וְיָשַׁב שָׁם עַד עוֹלָם. כגוַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ אֶלְקָנָה אִישָׁהּ עֲשִׂי הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינַיִךְ שְׁבִי עַד גָּמְלֵךְ אֹתוֹ אַךְ יָקֵם יהוה אֶת דְּבָרוֹ; וַתֵּשֶׁב הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּינֶק אֶת בְּנָהּ עַד גָמְלָהּ אֹתוֹ. כדוַתַּעֲלֵהוּ עִמָּהּ כַּאֲשֶׁר גְּמָלַתּוּ בְּפָרִים שְׁלֹשָׁה וְאֵיפָה אַחַת קֶמַח וְנֵבֶל יַיִן וַתְּבִאֵהוּ בֵית יהוה שִׁלוֹ; וְהַנַּעַר נָעַר. כהוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ אֶת הַפָּר; וַיָּבִאוּ אֶת הַנַּעַר אֶל עֵלִי. כווַתֹּאמֶר בִּי אֲדֹנִי חֵי נַפְשְׁךָ אֲדֹנִי; אֲנִי הָאִשָּׁה הַנִּצֶּבֶת עִמְּכָה בָּזֶה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל אֶל יהוה . כזאֶל הַנַּעַר הַזֶּה הִתְפַּלָּלְתִּי; וַיִּתֵּן יהוה לִי אֶת שְׁאֵלָתִי אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַלְתִּי מֵעִמּוֹ. כחוְגַם אָנֹכִי הִשְׁאִלְתִּהוּ לַיהוה כָּל הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר הָיָה הוּא שָׁאוּל לַיהוה ; וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ שָׁם לַיהוה .
D'var יהוה , The Word of יהוה 