1 Samuel 1:11
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11 She made this vow: “O Lord of hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant but will give to your servant a male child, then I will set him before you as a nazirite until the day of his death. He shall drink neither wine nor intoxicants,[a] and no razor shall touch his head.”(A)
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- 1.11 Cn Compare Gk Q ms: MT child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life
1 Samuel 1:27
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27 For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me the petition that I made to him.(A)
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1 Samuel 1:28
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28 Therefore I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.” And they worshiped the Lord there.(A)
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Luke 2:34
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34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed(A)
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