15 But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman [a]despairing in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I (A)have poured out my soul before the Lord. 16 Do not [b]consider your bond-servant a useless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation.” 17 Then Eli answered and said, “(B)Go in peace; and may the God of Israel (C)grant your request that you have asked of Him.” 18 She said, “(D)Let your bond-servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went on her way and ate, and (E)her face was no longer sad.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:15 Lit hard
  2. 1 Samuel 1:16 Lit give

15 “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled.(A) I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring(B) out my soul to the Lord. 16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”(C)

17 Eli answered, “Go in peace,(D) and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.(E)

18 She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.(F)” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.(G)

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