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1 Samuel 1:8-10
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 1:8-10
Lexham English Bible
8 So Elkanah her husband would say to her: “Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat? And why are you heartsick?[a] Am I not better to you than ten sons?” 9 Then Hannah got up after eating and drinking at Shiloh. (Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the temple[b] of Yahweh.) 10 She was deeply troubled,[c] so she prayed to Yahweh and wept bitterly.
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- 1 Samuel 1:8 Literally “why is your heart evil”
- 1 Samuel 1:9 This is not the temple of Solomon (ca. 966 bc), but rather the tabernacle that first resided at Shiloh after the conquest of Joshua.
- 1 Samuel 1:10 Literally “bitter of soul”
1 Samuel 1:8-10
New International Version
1 Samuel 1:8-10
New International Version
8 Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?(A)”
9 Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house.(B) 10 In her deep anguish(C) Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.
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