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Oh, my master! As you live, my master
Here the idiom "As you live" shows that Hannah is being sincere and truthful. AT: "Sir, what I am going to tell you is certainly true" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
has given me my petition which I asked of him
The noun "petition" refers to a formal request for another person to do something. It can be translated with a verb. The idiom "to give a petition" means to do what the person requests. AT: "has agreed to do what I solemnly requested that he do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
he is lent to Yahweh
This can be translated in active form. AT: "I am loaning him to Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
he worshiped Yahweh
Possible meanings: 1) "He" refers to Elkanah or 2) "he" is a synecdoche referring to both Elkanah and his family. AT: "Elkanah and his family" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)