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1 Samuel 1:11

King James Version (KJV)

And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

Translations

1 Samuel 1:11 - Amplified Bible

She vowed, saying, O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your handmaid and [earnestly] remember, and not forget Your handmaid but will give me a son, I will give him to the Lord all his life; no razor shall touch his head.

1 Samuel 1:11 - American Standard Version

And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

1 Samuel 1:11 - Bible in Basic English

And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.

1 Samuel 1:11 - Darby Bible

And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man child, then I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

1 Samuel 1:11 - English Standard Version

And she vowed a vow and said, "O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head."

1 Samuel 1:11 - King James Version

And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

1 Samuel 1:11 - La Biblia de las Americas

E hizo voto y dijo: Oh SEÑOR de los ejércitos, si tù te dignas mirar la aflicciòn de tu sierva, te acuerdas de mì y no te olvidas de tu sierva, sino que das un hijo a tu sierva, yo lo dedicaré al SEÑOR por todos los dìas de su vida y nunca pasará navaja sobre su cabeza.

1 Samuel 1:11 - The Message

1 Samuel 1:11 - New American Standard Bible

She made a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head."

1 Samuel 1:11 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces hizo voto y dijo: "Oh SEÑOR de los ejércitos, si Te dignas mirar la aflicciòn de Tu sierva, Te acuerdas de mì y no Te olvidas de Tu sierva, sino que das un hijo a Tu sierva, yo lo dedicaré al SEÑOR por todos los dìas de su vida y nunca pasará navaja sobre su cabeza."

1 Samuel 1:11 - World English Bible

She vowed a vow, and said, Yahweh of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a man-child, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come on his head.

1 Samuel 1:11 - Young's Living Translation

and voweth a vow, and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men -- then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.`

1 Samuel 1:11 - Additional Comments

Be careful when you give an oath to God - we are warned away from it (James 5:12). Why do you think that is?
The oath that Hannah gave, she fulfilled. God knew she would.

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