1 Samuel 1:10

1 Samuel 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.
• New International Version (NIV)In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:10

8“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” 9So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD. In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears. 11And she made a vow, saying, “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 touch his head.” 12As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.

1 Samuel 1:10 word by word

וְהִ֖יא מָ֣רַת נָ֑פֶשׁ וַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל עַל־יְהוָ֖ה וּבָכֹ֥ה תִבְכֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• ·הוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• In her bitter distressמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• In her bitter distressנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• Hannah prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• toעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and wept with many tearsבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:10

• Ruth 1:20“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
• 2 Samuel 17:8He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
• Job 7:11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
• Job 9:18He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
• Job 10:1“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
• Isaiah 38:15What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
• Isaiah 54:6For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
• Lamentations 3:15He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
• Psalms 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
• Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
• Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
• Genesis 50:10When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
• Judges 21:2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, lifting up their voices and weeping bitterly.
• 2 Samuel 13:36And as he finished speaking, the sons of the king came in, wailing loudly. Then the king and all his servants also wept very bitterly.
• 2 Kings 20:3“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of our God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in prayer, not only to ask good things in general, but to mention that special good thing we most need and desire. She spoke softly, none could hear her. Hereby she testified her belief of God's knowledge of the heart and its desires. Eli was high priest, and judge in Israel. It ill becomes us to be rash and hasty in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Barrenness
• Children
• Hannah
• Prayer
• Samuel
• Satire
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Hannah
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Ark of the Covenant
• Elkanah
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Judges, Period of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings