1 Samuel 1:13

1 Samuel 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
• New International Version (NIV)Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:13

11She made a promise to God. She prayed, ‘Lord Almighty, you can see how sad I am. Please be kind to me, your servant. Remember me and do not forget me. Please give a son to me, your servant. If you do that, I will give him to serve you for all of his life. Nobody will ever cut his hair.’ 12Hannah continued to pray to the Lord. Eli watched her mouth while it moved. Hannah was praying quietly inside herself. Her lips moved but Eli could not hear her voice. So he thought that she was drunk. 14He said to her, ‘Are you always drunk like that? Throw away your wine.’ 15Hannah replied, ‘No, sir, I have not drunk any wine or strong drink. I have much trouble deep inside myself. I have told the Lord about all my problems.

1 Samuel 1:13 word by word

וְחַנָּ֗ה הִ֚יא מְדַבֶּ֣רֶת עַל־לִבָּ֔הּ רַ֚ק שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָ נָּע֔וֹת וְקוֹלָ֖הּ לֹ֣א יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ עֵלִ֖י לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Hannahחַנָּהchannâh · HannahH2584
• she spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• in her heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• only her lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• movedנוּעַnûa‛ · to shakeH5128
• but her voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• was not heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• therefore Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
• thoughtחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: thinkH2803
• she had been drunkenשִׁכֹּרshikkôr shikkôr · drunkenH7910

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:13

• Genesis 24:42I arrived at the town well today. I prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, please help me to find a wife for my master's son. This is why I have travelled here.
• Nehemiah 2:4The king asked me, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ So I prayed to our God who rules from heaven.
• Psalms 25:1Lord, I offer myself to you.
• Romans 8:26God's Spirit also helps us to do this. Because we are weak, we do not know how we ought to pray. But God's Spirit himself prays for us. He cries to God on our behalf in a way that nobody could say with words.
• Zechariah 9:15And the Lord Almighty will help his people. They will throw great stones at their enemies. When they go to war, they will shout loudly, like men who have drunk too much wine. They will be as full of joy as the priest's bowl is full of blood, when he pours it on the altar.
• Acts 2:13But some other people laughed at the disciples. They said, ‘These people have drunk too much wine!’
• 1 Corinthians 13:7If I love people, I will always accept their problems. I will always believe them. I will always hope for what is best. I will always be patient in troubles.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Spake in her heart; only her lips moved - She prayed; her whole heart was engaged: and though she spake not with an audible voice, yet her lips formed themselves according to the pronunciation of the words which her heart uttered.Read the comment
• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Some people may have used the feast times at Shiloh to drink too much alcohol instead of worshiping. Eli wrongly thought Hannah was just another person who was drunk (see Acts 2:13–15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1812-18. Eli marked her mouth--The suspicion of the aged priest seems to indicate that the vice of intemperance was neither uncommon nor confined to one sex in those times of disorder. This mistaken impression was immediately removed, and, in the words, "God grant," or rather, "will grant," was followed by an invocation which, as Hannah regarded it in the light of a prophecy pointing to the accomplishment of her earnest desire, dispelled her sadness, and…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:13

• Barrenness
• Children
• Drunkenness
• Hannah
• Heart
• Meekness
• Prayer
• Samuel
• Women

In the dictionaries

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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