¹⁷ And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.

²² Then God ^(A)remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and ^(B)opened her womb.

¹⁷ Then Eli answered and said, ^(A)“Go in peace, and ^(B)the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.”

²³ So ^(A)Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord ^[a]establish ^[b]His word.” Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

²⁰ And ^(A)they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they ^(B)cried out to God in the battle. He ^[a]heeded their prayer, because they ^(C)put their trust in Him.