For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
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Verse 27 is found in chapter 1 of 1 Samuel. Samuel’s birth and dedication show how a promise made in prayer becomes a concrete offering. Hannah does not retain the son she received, but brings him to Shiloh when she can fulfill her vow. Hannah’s statement that she asked the Lord and received an answer establishes a relationship between prayer, divine response, and consecration. The episode anticipates one of the book’s major narrative principles: God raises human instruments to accomplish his purposes while requiring those instruments to remain submitted to him.
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Um diesen Knaben bat ich. Nun hat der HERR meine Bitte gegeben, die ich von ihm bat.
Por este niño oraba, y Jehová me dio lo que le pedí.
Por este niño oraba, y Jehová me ha concedido la petición que le hice.
C'était pour cet enfant que je priais, et l'Eternel a exaucé la prière que je lui adressais.
Io pregai per aver questo fanciullo; e il Signore mi ha conceduta la richiesta che io gli feci.
Por este menino orava eu; e o SENHOR atendeu à minha petição, que eu lhe tinha feito.
我祈求為要得這孩子,耶和華已將我向他所求的賜給我了。
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