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1 Samuel 1:15–16

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1:15But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is,22 my lord! I am under a great deal of stress.23 I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to24 the Lord. 1:16Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman,25 for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”

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Footnotes

  1. 22 Heb “No.”
  2. 23 Heb “I am a woman difficult of spirit.” The has “for whom the day is difficult,” apparently mistaking the Hebrew word for “spirit” רוּחַ (ruakh) to be the word for “day” יוֹם (yom).
  3. 24 Heb “before.”
  4. 25 Heb “daughter of worthlessness.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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. Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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. Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the Lord. Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“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. Don’t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord. I am a woman deeply distressed, but I have not drunk wine or strong drink. Rather, I have poured out my soul before Yahweh. Do not regard your female servant as worthless, but because of the extent of my worries and my provocation I have spoken all of this.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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. Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.