New English Translation
1 Samuel 1:12
12As she continued praying to the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.
1 Samuel 1:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth.
Context of 1 Samuel 1:12
10She was very upset as she prayed to the Lord, and she was weeping uncontrollably. 11She made a vow saying, “O Lord of hosts, if you will look with compassion on the suffering of your female servant, remembering me and not forgetting your servant, and give a male child to your servant, then I will dedicate him to the Lord all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.” As she continued praying to the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth. 13Now Hannah was speaking from her heart. Although her lips were moving, her voice was inaudible. Eli therefore thought she was drunk. 14So he said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”
Read all of 1 Samuel 11 Samuel 1:12 word by word
וְהָיָה֙ כִּ֣י הִרְבְּתָ֔ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֶת־פִּֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:12
- Luke 11:8I tell you, even though the man inside will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man’s sheer persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
- Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.
- Ephesians 6:18With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
- Colossians 4:2Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17constantly pray,
- James 5:16So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:12
- 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
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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
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