¹⁰ She was greatly distressed and she prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.^[a]

¹¹ She made a vow saying, “O Lord of hosts, if you will regard the troubles of your handmaid and will remember me, and not forget your handmaid, and you will give your handmaid a son, then I will dedicate him to the Lord for his entire life, and no razor^[a] will ever touch his head.”