1 Samuel 1:14

And Eli said unto her: 'How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

In Context

13Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice could not be heard; therefore, Eli thought she had been drunken.

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 I poured out my soul before the LORD.

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Cross References

Joshua 22:12And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.

Job 11:14If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents —

Psalms 62:3(62-4) How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, as a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

Proverbs 6:9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 1:10-19

Hannah's Prayer. ( b. c. 1140.) 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord . 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord , and wept sore. 11 And 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… Read the whole commentary →

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