1 Samuel 1:15

1 Samuel 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:15

13Hannah 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.’ Hannah 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. 16Please sir, do not think that I am a bad woman. I am praying like this because I am very sad and upset.’ 17Eli said to Hannah, ‘Go and let your mind have peace. I pray that Israel's God will give you what you have asked him for.’

1 Samuel 1:15 word by word

וַתַּ֨עַן חַנָּ֤ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֲדֹנִ֔י אִשָּׁ֤ה קְשַׁת־ר֙וּחַ֙ אָנֹ֔כִי וְיַ֥יִן וְשֵׁכָ֖ר לֹ֣א שָׁתִ֑יתִי וָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hannahחַנָּהchannâh · HannahH2584
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• No, my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of a sorrowfulקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
• spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• I have drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• neither wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• nor strong drinkשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
• but have poured outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:15

• Proverbs 15:1If you answer people in a kind way, it stops them being angry. But if you say cruel things, it makes people angry.
• Proverbs 25:15If you are patient, you may make a ruler change his mind. If you speak a quiet word, you can remove a difficult problem.
• Psalms 42:4When I remember how my life was before, I am very upset and I weep. Once I walked with a big crowd of people to worship God in his temple. I led the people there as we sang happy songs, and we praised God with loud voices.
• Psalms 62:8Yes, my friends, you should always trust in God! Tell him about all the troubles in your thoughts. God is our safe place to hide! Selah.
• Psalms 142:2I tell him about all my problems. I tell him about all my troubles.
• Psalms 143:6I raise my hands to pray to you. I need you to help me, like dry ground needs rain. Selah
• Lamentations 2:19Stand up and pray for God's help. Talk to God all night. Pour out your words and thoughts to the Lord as you pour out water from a jar. Lift up your hands to him, and ask him to save the lives of your children. They fall down to die at the end of every street because they are so hungry.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink - Neither wine nor inebriating drink has been poured out unto me; but I have poured out my soul unto the Lord. There is a great deal of delicacy and point in this vindication.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15See 1 Samuel 1:2 and note. She means that wine was not the cause of her present discomposure, but grief of heart.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
• 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 1:15

• Barrenness
• Children
• Drunkenness
• Hannah
• Meekness
• Misjudgment
• Prayer
• Samuel
• Sorrow
• Uncharitableness
• Women

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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