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

13As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk. 14Then Eli said to her, “How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine from you.” But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord. 16Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation.” 17Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of Him.”

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

• But Hannahחַנָּהchannâh · HannahH2584
• repliedעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• I am a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• oppressedקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
• in spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• I have drunkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• neitherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• strongשֵׁכָרshêkâr · strong drinkH7941
• have pouredשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• out my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:15

• Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
• Proverbs 25:15By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.
• Psalms 42:4These things I remember and I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go along with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God, With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival.
• Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.
• Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him.
• Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.
• Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry aloud in the night At the beginning of the night watches; Pour out your heart like water Before the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to Him For the life of your little ones Who are faint because of hunger At the head of every street.”

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