1 Samuel 1:18
16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “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.
- KJV
- And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
- WEB
- She said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.
- ASV
- And she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more [sad].
- DARBY
- And she said, Let thy bondwoman find grace in thy sight. And the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more [as before].
- BLB
- And she said, “Let your maidservant find favor in your eyes.” And the woman went her way, and ate, and her face was not [sad] for herself anymore.
- ÅB
- Hun sa: La din tjenerinne finne nåde for dine øyne! Så gikk kvinnen sin vei, og nå spiste hun og så ikke mere så sorgfull ut.
- OTB
- Hun sa: “Måtte din tjenestekvinne finne nåde for dine øyne.” Så gikk hun sin vei og spiste noe, og hennes ansikt var ikke lenger nedtrykt.
- B1930
- Hun sa: La din tjenerinne finne nåde for dine øine! Så gikk kvinnen sin vei, og nu åt hun og så ikke mere så sorgfull ut.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ruth 2:13
Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:7
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Read in contextRomans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Read in contextGenesis 33:15
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:6–7
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Read in contextGenesis 33:8
And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
Read in contextJohn 16:24
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Read in contextGenesis 32:5
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
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