Berachos 31b § 3
Maidservant Said 3 Times
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In the oath/prayer uttered by Hannah,
she refers to herself as Your servant [amatekha] 3 times:
(1) The affliction of Your maidservant
(2) and not forget Your maidservant
(3) and will give Your maidservant (I Samuel 1:11).
Question: Why are the 3 maidservants [amatot] cited in the verse?
Answer: They are cited to rethink how Hannah spoke to God.
she refers to herself as Your servant [amatekha] 3 times:
(1) The affliction of Your maidservant
(2) and not forget Your maidservant
(3) and will give Your maidservant (I Samuel 1:11).
Question: Why are the 3 maidservants [amatot] cited in the verse?
Answer: They are cited to rethink how Hannah spoke to God.
Hebrew / Aramaic Source
בעני אמתך אל תשכח את אמתך ונתתה לאמתך ... אמר רבי יוסי ברבי חנינא שלש אמתות הללו