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1 Samuel 1:13 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 1 · verse 13
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.1 Samuel 1:13 · King James Version
1 Samuel 1:13 in context
11And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
12And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
13Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
14And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
15And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thoughtchâshabproperly, to plait or interpenetrateH2803 →
- drunkenshikkôwrintoxicated, as astate or a habitH7910 →
- HannahChannâhChannah, an IsraelitessH2584 →
- spakedâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- movednûwaʻto waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figurativelyH5128 →
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Elkanah had gently reproved Hannah for her inordinate grief, and here we find the good effect of the reproof. I. It brought her to her meat. She ate and drank, Sa1 1:9. She did not harden herself in sorrow, nor grow sullen when she was reproved for it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-18