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The Faithfulness of Samuel’s Family

18 Meanwhile, Samuel continued to serve in front of Yahweh. As a boy he was already wearing a linen ephod.[a] 19 His mother would make him a robe and bring it to him every year when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.

20 Eli would bless Elkanah (and his wife) and say, “May Yahweh give you children from this woman in place of the one which she has given to Yahweh.” Then they would go home.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:18 Ephod is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.

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