3 And Anna said, “Get away from me! I won’t do this. The Lord God has greatly humiliated me. Maybe a trickster gave this to you, and you’ve come to get me to share in your sin.” And Juthine the servant said, “Why should I curse you, since you haven’t heard my voice? The Lord God has made your womb infertile, to give you no fruit in Israel.” (PJA) 4 And Anna was very grieved, and removed her garment of mourning, washed her head, and put on her wedding garment. And at about the ninth hour she went down into her garden to walk around. She saw a laurel tree and sat down under it. And after resting, she petitioned the Lord. She said, “God of my ancestors, bless me and hear my prayer, as you blessed our mother Sarah and gave her a son, Isaac.” (PJA)
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