1 Samuel 1:16

New English Translation

¹⁶Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman.^[a] It’s just that,^[b] to this point, I have spoken from my deep pain^[c] and anguish.”^[d]

1 Samuel 1:16 tn Heb “daughter of worthlessness.”
1 Samuel 1:16 tn Heb “for” or “indeed.” The English “It’s just that” is a colloquial expression that can express a reason.
1 Samuel 1:16 tn The term שִׂיחַ (siakh) can also refer to a lament or complaint.
1 Samuel 1:16 tn It is also possible for the term כַּעַס (kaʿas) to refer to provocation or anger.

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