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23 Her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what seems best to you, wait until you have weaned him; only—may the Lord establish his word.”[a] So the woman remained and nursed her son, until she weaned him. 24 When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull,[b] an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. She brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh; and the child was young. 25 Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:23 MT: Q Ms Gk Compare Syr that which goes out of your mouth
  2. 1 Samuel 1:24 Q Ms Gk Syr: MT three bulls

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