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1 Samuel 1:16

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

15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”

17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”

18 “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer downcast.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
KJV
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
WEB
Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation.”
ASV
Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
DARBY
Take not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my grief and provocation have I spoken hitherto.
BLB
Do not put your maidservant before the face of a daughter of worthlessness, for out of the abundance of my anguish and grief I have been speaking until now.”
ÅB
Hold ikke din tjenerinne for en ryggesløs kvinne! For jeg har hele tiden talt av min store sorg og gremmelse.
OTB
Ikke anse din tjenestekvinne som en ond kvinne, for jeg har bedt ut fra min store sorg og smerte.”
B1930
Hold ikke din tjenerinne for en ryggesløs kvinne! For jeg har hele tiden talt av min store sorg og gremmelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 2:12

    Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

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  • Deuteronomy 13:13

    that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

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  • Matthew 12:34–35

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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  • Job 10:1–2

    “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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  • Job 6:2–3

    “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:25

    My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:27

    But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.

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