1 Samuel 1:11

1:11 She made a vow saying, “O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion ¹  on the suffering of your female servant, ²  remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child ³  to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 4:18

4:18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli ⁵  fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he ⁶  was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.

1 Samuel 25:31

25:31 Your conscience will not be overwhelmed with guilt ⁷  for having poured out innocent blood and for having taken matters into your own hands. When the Lord has granted my lord success, ⁸  please remember your servant.”

[1:11]  ¹ tn Heb “if looking you look.” The expression can refer, as here, to looking favorably upon another, in this case with compassion.

[1:11]  ² tn Heb “handmaid.” The use of this term (translated two more times in this verse and once each in vv. 16, 17 simply as “servant” for stylistic reasons) is an expression of humility.

[1:11]  ³ tn Heb “seed of men.”

[1:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “a razor will not go up upon his head.”

[4:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “the man.”

[25:31]  ⁹ tn Heb “and this will not be for you for staggering and for stumbling of the heart of my lord.”

[25:31]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the Lord will do well for my lord.”