Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord, х hish'iltihuw (H7592)] - I have not lent him for a time, to be recalled, but given him (cf. Exodus 12:36).
He shall be lent to the Lord - i:e., given as asked for.
And he worshipped ... there - namely, the child Samuel, who was at an age capable of some external service; otherwise he must have been an incumbrance and a burden (cf. 2:11).