Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 1:9-18
9So afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310they had finished eatingאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398and drinkingשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354in Shilohבְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.LohH7887,Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584stood upוַתָּ֣קָם וְאַחֲרֵ֣יva.Ta.kom ve.'a.cha.ReiH6965H310.Now Eliוְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.LiH5941the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548was sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921a chairהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678byעַל־'al-H5921the doorpostמְזוּזַ֖תme.zu.ZatH4201of the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
11And she madeוַתִּדֹּ֨רva.ti.DorH5087a vowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088,sayingוַתֹּאמַ֗רva.to.MarH559, “O LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ifאִם־'im-H518only You will lookH7200upon the afflictionבָּעֳנִ֣יbo.'o.NiH6040of Your maidservantאֲמָתֶ֗ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519and remember meוּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙u.ze.khar.Ta.niH2142,notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808forgettingתִשְׁכַּ֣חtish.KachH7911Your maidservantאֶת־'et-H853but givingאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְנָתַתָּ֥ה'a.ma.Te.kha ve.na.ta.TahH5414H519herלַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519a sonזֶ֣רַע אֲנָשִׁ֑יםZe.ra' 'a.na.ShimH2233H582,then I will dedicate himוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416,and noלֹא־lo'-H3808razorוּמוֹרָ֖הu.mo.RahH4177shall ever touchיַעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־ya.'a.Leh 'al-H5927H5921his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.”
13Hannahוְחַנָּ֗ה הִ֚יאve.cha.Nah hi'H2584H1931was prayingמְדַבֶּ֣רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696inעַל־'al-H5921her heartלִבָּ֔הּli.BahH3820,and thoughרַ֚קrakH7535her lipsשְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.haH8193were movingנָּע֔וֹתna.'otH5128,her voiceוְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.LahH6963could notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be heardיִשָּׁמֵ֑עַyi.sha.Me.a'H8085.So Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941thoughtוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803she was drunkלְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃le.shi.ko.RahH7910
15“Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,”Hannahחַנָּ֤ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙cha.Nah va.To.merH2584H559repliedוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030. “Iאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595am a womanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802troubledקְשַׁת־ke.shat-H7186in spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307.I have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hadשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354any wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196or strong drinkוְשֵׁכָ֖רve.she.KharH7941,but I have poured outוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210אֶת־'et-H853my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
16Do notאַל־'al-H408takeתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853לִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your servantאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519for a wickedבְּלִיָּ֑עַל כִּֽי־be.li.Ya.'al ki-H1100H3588womanבַּת־bat-H1323,for all this timeעַד־ הֵֽנָּה׃'ad- He.nahH5704H2008I have been prayingדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696out of the depthמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230of my anguishשִׂיחִ֛יsi.ChiH7879and griefוְכַעְסִ֖יve.kha'.SiH3708.”
17“Goלְכִ֣יle.KhiH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,”Eliעֵלִ֛י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר'e.Li vai.Yo.merH5941H559repliedוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “and may the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478grantיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853the petitionשֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְshe.la.TekhH7596אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have askedשָׁאַ֖לְתְּsha.'AltH7592of Himמֵעִמּֽוֹ׃me.'i.MoH5973.”
18“May your maidservantשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198findתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580with youבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,”said Hannahוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.Thenהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802shewentוַתֵּ֨לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980on her wayלְדַרְכָּהּ֙le.dar.KahH1870,and she began to eatוַתֹּאכַ֔לva.to.KhalH398,and her faceוּפָנֶ֥יהָu.fa.Nei.haH6440was noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750downcastהָיוּ־ha.yu-H1961.
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
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