And he lifted up his eyes and saw the women and the children. And he said, Who are these with you? And he said, The children with whom God has favored your servant.
All these were the tribes of Israel, two and ten. And this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them, each manwith what was according to his blessing, he blessed them.
And it happened, at the turning of the days, Hannah conceived and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of Jehovah.