² What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths?

¹⁵ Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.

¹¹ And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.

²⁸ So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.