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therefore also I have granted him to Yahweh; as long as he lives he is granted to Yahweh. He worshipped Yahweh there.
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A Gift Returned
Commentators explain that the Hebrew word translated as "lent" is the same root as the word for "asked." Hannah isn't just loaning her son; she is formally giving back the very child she had asked for in prayer. This emphasizes that our dedication to God is a direct response to what He has first given us.
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19th Century
Anglican
I have lent him to the Lord. —The rendering of the Hebrew here, “I have lent,” and in Exodus 12:36, is false. Th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord To be employed in his service, not for a few days, months, or years, but …
Presbyterian
Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move until they had worshipped God…
