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href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1#h=6:0-10:0"><span class="altsize">19-28</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-1" data-section-citation="009001001009001001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-1"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p226" data-pid="226">Or “of Ramah, a Zuphite.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/0" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:19; 7:15, 17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/1" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-2"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 16:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-2" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-2" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/2" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-3"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 6:22, 27</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-3" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-3" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="se"></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/0/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 707,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/1/0"> 709-710,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/2/0"> 719</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/3/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 732</a></p> <div id="p5" data-pid="5"><p data-pid="5" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/4/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="5" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/4/0">3/1/1998, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/0/0">it-1 707,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/0/2"> 709-710,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/0/5"> 719;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/0/7"> it-2 732;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/0/9"> w98 3/1 16;</a></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> <p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/0/0">w78 3/15 30-31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/0/2"> ad 513;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/0/3"> w54 703</a></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-2" data-section-citation="009001002009001002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:2</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="se"></p> <div id="p7" data-pid="7"><p data-pid="7" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/5/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="7" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/5/0">3/15/2007, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/1/0">w07 3/15 15</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-3" data-section-citation="009001003009001003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-2"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p227" data-pid="227">Or “bow down.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/3" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-4"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 23:14; 34:23; De 12:5, 6; Jos 18:1; Jg 21:19; Lu 2:41</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-4" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-4" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/4" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-5"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 2:12, 22; 4:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-5" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-5" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/5" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-6"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 3:10; De 33:10; Mal 2:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-6" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-6" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="se"></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/6/0"><em>Imitate,</em> pp. 51,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/7/0"> 54</a></p> <div id="p10" data-pid="10"><p data-pid="10" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/8/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="10" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/8/0">7/1/2010, pp. 14-15</a></p><p data-pid="10" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/9/0">3/15/2007, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="10" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/10/0">3/1/1998, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/2/0">ia 51,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/2/2"> 54;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/2/5"> w10 7/1 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/2/9"> w07 3/15 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/2/11"> w98 3/1 16</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-4" data-section-citation="009001004009001004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/6" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-7"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 7:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-7" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-7" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-5" data-section-citation="009001005009001005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:5</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-3"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p228" data-pid="228">Lit., “had closed her womb.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="se"></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/11/0"><em>Imitate,</em> p. 52</a></p> <div id="p13" data-pid="13"><p data-pid="13" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/12/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="13" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/12/0">7/1/2010, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/3/0">ia 52;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/3/2"> w10 7/1 15</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-6" data-section-citation="009001006009001006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:6</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="se"></p> <div id="p15" data-pid="15"><p data-pid="15" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/13/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="15" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/13/0">3/15/2007, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/4/0">w07 3/15 15</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-7" data-section-citation="009001007009001007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/7" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-8"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 16:16; 1Sa 2:18, 19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-8" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-8" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="se"></p> <div id="p17" data-pid="17"><p data-pid="17" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/14/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="17" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/14/0">3/15/2007, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/5/0">w07 3/15 15;</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/1/0">w62 182</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-8" data-section-citation="009001008009001008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-4"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p229" data-pid="229">Or “why does your heart feel bad?”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="se"></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/15/0"><em>Imitate,</em> pp. 52-54</a></p> <div id="p20" data-pid="20"><p data-pid="20" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/16/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="20" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/16/0">7/1/2010, p. 15</a></p><p data-pid="20" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/17/0">3/15/2007, pp. 15-16</a></p><p data-pid="20" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/18/0">3/15/2005, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="20" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/19/0">3/15/1990, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/6/0">ia 52,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/6/2"> 54;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/6/4"> w10 7/1 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/6/6"> w07 3/15 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/6/8"> w05 3/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/6/10"> w90 3/15 27</a></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-9" data-section-citation="009001009009001009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-5"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p230" data-pid="230">That is, the tabernacle.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/8" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-9"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 25:8; 1Sa 3:3; 2Sa 7:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-9" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-9" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="se"></p> <div id="p22" data-pid="22"><p data-pid="22" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/20/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="22" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/20/0">3/15/2007, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/7/0">w07 3/15 15;</a></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/2/0">w74 173;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/2/2"> w72 712;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/2/4"> w62 416</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-10" data-section-citation="009001010009001010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-6"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p231" data-pid="231">Or “bitter of soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/9" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-10"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 55:22; 65:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-10" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-10" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-11" data-section-citation="009001011009001011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/10" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-11"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 30:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-11" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-11" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/11" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-12"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 6:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-12" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-12" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="se"></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/21/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 478</a></p> <div id="p25" data-pid="25"><p data-pid="25" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/22/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="25" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/22/0">4/2017, p. 5</a></p> </div><p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/23/0"><em>Imitate,</em> p. 57</a></p> <div id="p27" data-pid="27"><p data-pid="27" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/24/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="27" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/24/0">7/1/2010, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="27" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/25/0">3/15/2007, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/8/0">it-2 478;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/8/2"> w17.04 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/8/5"> ia 57;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/8/7"> w10 7/1 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/8/9"> w07 3/15 16;</a></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><span class="ni">g65 9/8 28</span></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-13" data-section-citation="009001013009001013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:13</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/4/0">w74 136</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-14" data-section-citation="009001014009001014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:14</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="se"></p> <p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/26/0"><em>Imitate,</em> p. 55</a></p> <div id="p30" data-pid="30"><p data-pid="30" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/27/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="30" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/27/0">7/1/2010, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="30" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/28/0">2/1/2001, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/9/0">ia 55;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/9/2"> w10 7/1 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/9/4"> w01 2/1 20</a></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-15" data-section-citation="009001015009001015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:15</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-7"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p232" data-pid="232">Or “a woman hard-pressed in spirit.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-8"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p233" data-pid="233">See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/0/0">Glossary</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/12" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-13"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 42:6; 62:8; 142:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-13" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-13" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="se"></p> <div id="p32" data-pid="32"><p data-pid="32" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/29/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="32" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/29/0">3/15/2007, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="32" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/30/0">2/1/2001, pp. 20-21</a></p> </div><p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/10/0">w07 3/15 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/10/2"> w01 2/1 20</a></p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-16" data-section-citation="009001016009001016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:16</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="se"></p> <div id="p34" data-pid="34"><p data-pid="34" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/31/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="34" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/31/0">2/1/2001, pp. 20-21</a></p> </div><p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/11/0">w01 2/1 20</a></p> <p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-17" data-section-citation="009001017009001017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/13" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-14"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-14" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-14" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-18" data-section-citation="009001018009001018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:18</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="se"></p> <p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/32/0"><em>Imitate,</em> pp. 55-56</a></p> <div id="p37" data-pid="37"><p data-pid="37" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/33/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="37" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/33/0">7/1/2010, pp. 16,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/34/0"> 18</a></p><p data-pid="37" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/35/0">3/15/2007, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/12/0">ia 55-56;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/12/3"> w10 7/1 16,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/12/5"> 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/12/7"> w07 3/15 16;</a></p> <p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="sx"></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/5/0">w79 5/1 9</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-19" data-section-citation="009001019009001019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:19</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-9"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p234" data-pid="234">Lit., “remembered.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/14" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-15"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-15" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-15" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/15" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-16"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:11; Ps 66:19; Pr 15:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-16" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-16" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="se"></p> <div id="p39" data-pid="39"><p data-pid="39" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/36/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="39" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/36/0">3/15/2007, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p40" data-pid="40" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/13/0">w07 3/15 16</a></p> <p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-20" data-section-citation="009001020009001020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:20</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-10"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p235" data-pid="235">Or possibly, “In due time.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-11"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p236" data-pid="236">Meaning “Name of God.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/16" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-17"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 5:29; 41:51; Ex 2:21, 22; Mt 1:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-17" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-17" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-21" data-section-citation="009001021009001021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:21</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/17" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-18"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-18" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-18" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-22" data-section-citation="009001022009001022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:22</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/18" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-19"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 16:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-19" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-19" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/19" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-20"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:11; 2:11; 2Ch 31:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-20" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-20" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p40" data-pid="40" class="se"></p> <div id="p41" data-pid="41"><p data-pid="41" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/37/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="41" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/37/0">3/15/2007, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p42" data-pid="42" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/14/0">w07 3/15 16;</a></p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sx"></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/6/0">w62 672</a></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-23" data-section-citation="009001023009001023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:23</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-12"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p237" data-pid="237">Lit., “what is good in your eyes.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/7/0">w62 672</a></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-24" data-section-citation="009001024009001024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:24</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-13"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p238" data-pid="238">About 22 L (20 dry qt). See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/0">App. B14</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/20" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-21"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 15:8-10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-21" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-21" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/21" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-22"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 18:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-22" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-22" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p42" data-pid="42" class="se"></p> <p id="p43" data-pid="43" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/38/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 851</a></p> <p id="p44" data-pid="44" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/15/0">it-2 851;</a></p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sx"></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/8/0">g72 11/22 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/8/2"> ad 1438;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/8/3"> w62 672</a></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-26" data-section-citation="009001026009001026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:26</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-14"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p239" data-pid="239">Or “By the life of your soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/22" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-23"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-23" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-23" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"><span class="ni">im 134,</span><span class="ni"> 142</span></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-27" data-section-citation="009001027009001027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:27</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/23" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-24"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 1:11, 17; Ps 66:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-24" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-24" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-1-28" data-section-citation="009001028009001028"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 1:28</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-15"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p240" data-pid="240">Evidently referring to Elkanah.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p44" data-pid="44" class="se"></p> <div id="p45" data-pid="45"><p data-pid="45" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/39/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="45" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/39/0">4/2017, p. 5</a></p> </div><p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/16/0">w17.04 5;</a></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sx"></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"><span class="ni">w45 15</span></p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/1/0/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1-1"><div 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href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7213" class="cl vx vp"><strong>1</strong> </a>Now there was a man of Ra·math·aʹim-zoʹphim<a id="footnotesource1" data-fnid="1" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/0">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/0" data-bid="1-1" class="b">+</a> of the mountainous region of Eʹphra·im<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/1" data-bid="2-1" class="b">+</a> whose name was El·kaʹnah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/2" data-bid="3-1" class="b">+</a> the son of Je·roʹham, the son of E·liʹhu, the son of Toʹhu, the son of Zuph, an Eʹphra·im·ite. </span><span id="v9-1-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7214" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>He had two wives; one was named Hanʹnah, and the other was named Pe·ninʹnah. Pe·ninʹnah had children, but Hanʹnah had no children. </span><span id="v9-1-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7215" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>That man went up from his city year after year to worship<a id="footnotesource2" data-fnid="2" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/1">*</a> and to sacrifice to Jehovah of armies in Shiʹloh.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/3" data-bid="4-1" class="b">+</a> That is where the two sons of Eʹli, Hophʹni and Phinʹe·has,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/4" data-bid="5-1" class="b">+</a> served as priests to Jehovah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/5" data-bid="6-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sb"><span id="v9-1-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7216" class="vl vp">4 </a>One day when El·kaʹnah offered a sacrifice, he gave portions to his wife Pe·ninʹnah as well as to all her sons and her daughters,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/6" data-bid="7-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-1-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7217" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>but to Hanʹnah he gave a special portion, because Hanʹnah was the one he loved; but Jehovah had not given her children.<a id="footnotesource3" data-fnid="3" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/2">*</a> </span><span id="v9-1-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7218" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>Moreover, her rival wife taunted her relentlessly in order to upset her because Jehovah had not given her children. </span><span id="v9-1-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7219" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>That is what she would do year after year; whenever Hanʹnah went up to the house of Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7" data-bid="8-1" class="b">+</a> her rival would taunt her so much that she would weep and not eat. </span><span id="v9-1-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7220" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>But her husband El·kaʹnah said to her: “Hanʹnah, why do you weep, and why do you not eat, and why are you so sad?<a id="footnotesource4" data-fnid="4" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/3">*</a> Am I not better to you than ten sons?”</span></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sb"><span id="v9-1-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7221" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>Then Hanʹnah got up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiʹloh. At the time, Eʹli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple<a id="footnotesource5" data-fnid="5" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/4">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/8" data-bid="9-1" class="b">+</a> of Jehovah. </span><span id="v9-1-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7222" class="vl vp">10 </a>Hanʹnah was extremely bitter,<a id="footnotesource6" data-fnid="6" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/5">*</a> and she began to pray to Jehovah<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/9" data-bid="10-1" class="b">+</a> and to weep uncontrollably. </span><span id="v9-1-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7223" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>And she made this vow: “O Jehovah of armies, if you look upon the affliction of your servant and remember me and you do not forget your servant and give to your servant a male child,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/10" data-bid="11-1" class="b">+</a> I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and no razor will touch his head.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/11" data-bid="12-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sb"><span id="v9-1-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7224" class="vl vp">12 </a>While she prayed for a long time before Jehovah, Eʹli was watching her mouth. </span><span id="v9-1-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7225" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>Hanʹnah was speaking in her heart, only her lips were trembling, but her voice was not heard. So Eʹli thought she was drunk. </span><span id="v9-1-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7226" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>Eʹli said to her: “How long will you stay drunk? Stop drinking your wine.” </span><span id="v9-1-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7227" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>At this Hanʹnah answered: “No, my lord! I am a woman under great stress;<a id="footnotesource7" data-fnid="7" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/6">*</a> I have not drunk wine or anything alcoholic, but I am pouring out my soul<a id="footnotesource8" data-fnid="8" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7">*</a> before Jehovah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/12" data-bid="13-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-1-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7228" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>Do not take your servant for a worthless woman, for I have been speaking until now out of my great anguish and distress.” </span><span id="v9-1-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7229" class="vl vp">17 </a>Then Eʹli answered: “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/13" data-bid="14-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-1-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7230" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>To this she said: “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” And the woman went on her way and ate, and her face was no longer downcast.</span></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sb"><span id="v9-1-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7231" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>Then they got up early in the morning and bowed before Jehovah, after which they returned to their house in Raʹmah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/14" data-bid="15-1" class="b">+</a> El·kaʹnah had sexual relations with his wife Hanʹnah, and Jehovah gave attention to<a id="footnotesource9" data-fnid="9" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/8">*</a> her.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/15" data-bid="16-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-1-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7232" class="vl vp">20 </a>Within a year<a id="footnotesource10" data-fnid="10" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/9">*</a> Hanʹnah became pregnant and gave birth to a son and named<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/16" data-bid="17-1" class="b">+</a> him Samuel,<a id="footnotesource11" data-fnid="11" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/10">*</a> because, as she said, “it is from Jehovah that I have asked him.”</span></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sb"><span id="v9-1-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7233" class="vl vp">21 </a>In time El·kaʹnah went up with all his household to offer the yearly sacrifice to Jehovah<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/17" data-bid="18-1" class="b">+</a> and to present his vow offering. </span><span id="v9-1-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7234" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>But Hanʹnah did not go up,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/18" data-bid="19-1" class="b">+</a> for she said to her husband: “As soon as the boy is weaned, I will bring him; then he will appear before Jehovah and remain there from then on.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/19" data-bid="20-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-1-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7235" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>El·kaʹnah her husband then said to her: “Do what you think is best.<a id="footnotesource12" data-fnid="12" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/11">*</a> Stay at home until you wean him. May Jehovah carry out what you have said.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she weaned him.</span></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sb"><span id="v9-1-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7236" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>As soon as she had weaned him, she took him up to Shiʹloh, along with a three-year-old bull, one eʹphah<a id="footnotesource13" data-fnid="13" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/12">*</a> of flour, and a large jar of wine,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/20" data-bid="21-1" class="b">+</a> and she came to the house of Jehovah in Shiʹloh<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/21" data-bid="22-1" class="b">+</a> and brought the young boy with her. </span><span id="v9-1-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7237" class="vl vp">25 </a>Then they slaughtered the bull and brought the boy to Eʹli. </span><span id="v9-1-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7238" class="vl vx vp">26 </a>With that she said: “Pardon me, my lord! As surely as you live,<a id="footnotesource14" data-fnid="14" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/13">*</a> my lord, I am the woman who was standing with you in this place to pray to Jehovah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/22" data-bid="23-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-1-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7239" class="vl vp">27 </a>It was for this boy that I prayed, and Jehovah granted my petition that I asked of him.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/23" data-bid="24-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-1-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7240" class="vl vx vp">28 </a>I, in turn, now lend him to Jehovah. 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