31 At this the people believed.+ When they heard that Jehovah had turned his attention+ to the sons of Israel and that he had seen their affliction,+ then they bowed down and prostrated themselves.+

11 And she went on to make a vow+ and say: “O Jehovah of armies, if you will without fail look upon the affliction of your slave girl+ and actually remember me,+ and you will not forget your slave girl and actually give to your slave girl a male offspring, I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and no razor will come upon his head.”+

12 Perhaps Jehovah will see+ with his eye,* and Jehovah will actually restore to me goodness instead of his malediction this day.”+

9 During all their distress it was distressing to him.*+ And his own personal messenger* saved them.+ In his love and in his compassion he himself repurchased them,+ and he proceeded to lift them up and carry them all the days of long ago.+