1 Samuel 1:18

And she said: Let thy serving-woman find favour, in thine eyes. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and, her countenance, was sad no longer.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

17Then responded Eli, and said—Go and prosper! And the, God of Israel, grant thy petition which thou hast asked of him!

19And they rose up early in the morning, and worshipped before Yahweh, and returned, and entered their own house, in Ramah,—and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and Yahweh remembered her.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:5And I have oxen and asses, flocks and men-servants, and maid-servants, So I must needs send to tell my lord, that I might find favour in thine eyes.

Genesis 33:8Then said he, What to thee is all this camp, which I have fallen in with? And he said,—To find favour in the eyes of my lord.

Ruth 2:2And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi—Let me go, I pray thee, to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose eyes I may find favour. And she said to her—Go, my daughter.

Psalms 34:6This, oppressed one cried, and, Yahweh, heard—and, out of all his distresses, saved him.

John 16:24Until even now, ye have asked nothing in my name: Be asking, and ye shall receive,—that, your joy, may be made full.

Philippians 4:6For nothing, be anxious, but, in everything, by your prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let, your petitions, be made known unto God;

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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