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1 Samuel 1:12–14

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1:12As she continued praying to20 the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth. 1:13Now Hannah was speaking from her heart. Although her lips were moving, her voice was inaudible. Eli therefore thought she was drunk. 1:14So he21 said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”

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  1. 20 Heb “before.” Many medieval Hebrew manuscripts read “to.”
  2. 21 Heb “Eli.” The pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 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. And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While she continued praying in the Lord’s presence, Eli watched her mouth. Hannah was praying silently, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, “How long are you going to be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

NLTNew Living Translation

As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. “Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

While she continued to pray before Yahweh, Eli was observing her mouth. Now Hannah had been speaking in her heart; her lips were moving, but her voice could not be heard, so Eli considered her to be drunk. Then Eli said to her, “How long will you behave like someone who is drunk? Put away your wine!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.