1 Samuel 1:16-18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶Don’t think of me as a wicked woman;^(A) I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.’^(B)

¹⁷Eli responded, ‘Go in peace,^(C) and may the God of Israel grant the request you’ve made of him.’^(D)

¹⁸‘May your servant find favour with you,’^(E) she replied. Then Hannah went on her way; she ate and no longer looked despondent.^[a]^(F)

1 Samuel 1:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”^(A)

¹⁷Eli answered, “Go in peace,^(B) and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.^(C)”

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

¹⁶Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

¹⁷Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

¹⁸And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)

New International Version (NIV)