New English Translation
1 Samuel 1:15
15But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to the Lord.
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
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!” But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to the Lord. 16Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.” 17Eli replied, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him.”
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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 15:1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
- Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.
- Psalms 42:4I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.
- Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)
- Psalms 142:2I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.
- Psalms 143:6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.
- Lamentations 2:19Get up! Cry out in the night when the night watches start! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord! Lift up your hands to him for your children’s lives; they are fainting at every street corner. ר (Resh)
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
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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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