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

11And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.” 12As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. 14“Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!” 15“Oh no, sir!” she replied. “I haven’t been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord.

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 24:42“So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: ‘O Lord, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission.
• Nehemiah 2:4The king asked, “Well, how can I help you?” With a prayer to the God of heaven,
• Psalms 25:1O Lord, I give my life to you.
• Romans 8:26And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
• Zechariah 9:15The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will protect his people, and they will defeat their enemies by hurling great stones. They will shout in battle as though drunk with wine. They will be filled with blood like a bowl, drenched with blood like the corners of the altar.
• Acts 2:13But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”
• 1 Corinthians 13:7Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

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

• Hannah
• Bitterness
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Ark of the Covenant
• Elkanah
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• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Judges, Period of

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