1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:11

¹¹And she made a vow, saying, “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 touch his head.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And she made	וַתִּדֹּ֨ר	wat·tid·dōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5087 vow
a vow	נֶ֜דֶר	ne·ḏer	Noun - masculine singular	H5088 vow
saying	וַתֹּאמַ֗ר	wat·tō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
O LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֜וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
only You will look	רָאֹ֥ה	rā·’ōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7200 see
upon the affliction	בָּעֳנִ֣י	bā·‘o·nî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6040 affliction, poverty
of Your maidservant	אֲמָתֶ֗ךָ	’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H519 maid, handmaid
and remember me	וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙	ū·zə·ḵar·ta·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H2142 remember
not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
forgetting	תִשְׁכַּ֣ח	ṯiš·kaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7911 forget
but giving	וְנָתַתָּ֥ה	wə·nā·ṯat·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a son	זֶ֣רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
then I will dedicate him	וּנְתַתִּ֤יו	ū·nə·ṯat·tîw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the days	יְמֵ֣י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of his life	חַיָּ֔יו	ḥay·yāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
and no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
razor	וּמוֹרָ֖ה	ū·mō·w·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4177 razor
shall ever touch	יַעֲלֶ֥ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
his head	רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head

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Judges 13:5 · Numbers 6:5 · Genesis 29:32 · Ecclesiastes 5:4 · Psalm 25:18 · Genesis 28:20 · 1 Samuel 1:19 · Judges 11:30 · Numbers 6:8 · Numbers 21:2 · Numbers 30:3–8 · Exodus 4:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.