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

8And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? Am not I better to thee than ten sons? 9And Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk; (now Eli the priest sat upon the seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah;) and she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept much. 11And she vowed a vow, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man child, then I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. 12And it came to pass as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.

1 Samuel 1:10 word by word

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

• bitternessמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:10

• Ruth 1:20And she said to them, Call me not Naomi — call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
• 2 Samuel 17:8And Hushai said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are of exasperated spirit, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
• 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 suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
• Job 10:1My soul is weary of my life: I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
• Isaiah 38:15What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done [it]. I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
• Isaiah 54:6For Jehovah hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and as a wife of youth, that hath been refused, saith thy God.
• Lamentations 3:15He hath sated me with bitterness, he hath made me drunk with wormwood.
• Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
• Psalms 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.
• Luke 22:44And being in conflict he prayed more intently. And his sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down upon the earth.
• Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;)
• Genesis 50:10And they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan; and there they lamented with a great and very grievous lamentation; and he made a mourning for his father of seven days.
• Judges 21:2And the people came to Bethel, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly,
• 2 Samuel 13:36And as soon as he had ended speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.
• 2 Kings 20:3Ah! Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much.

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