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1 Samuel 1:12

Eli
Prayer

10 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.

11 And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”

As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.

13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk

14 and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”

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BSB
As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
KJV
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
WEB
As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli saw her mouth.
ASV
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.
DARBY
And it came to pass as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.
BLB
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the face of YHWH, that Eli watched her mouth.
ÅB
Slik ba hun lenge for Herrens åsyn, og Eli gav akt på hennes munn;
OTB
Mens hun fortsatte å be for Herren, fulgte Eli hennes lepper med øynene.
B1930
Således bad hun lenge for Herrens åsyn, og Eli gav akt på hennes munn;

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