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Myles Coverdale Bible
1 Samuel 1:16
Counte not thy handmayden a doughter of Belial: for out of my heuy thoughte and sorow haue I spoken hitherto.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”
Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”
Hebrew Names Version
Don't count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
Don't count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
King James Version
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Lexham English Bible
Do not regard your female servant as worthless, but because of the extent of my worries and my provocation I have spoken all of this."
Do not regard your female servant as worthless, but because of the extent of my worries and my provocation I have spoken all of this."
English Standard Version
Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation."
Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation."
New Century Version
Don't think I am an evil woman. I have been praying because I have many troubles and am very sad."
Don't think I am an evil woman. I have been praying because I have many troubles and am very sad."
New English Translation
Don't consider your servant a wicked woman, for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish."
Don't consider your servant a wicked woman, for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish."
Amplified Bible
"Do not regard your maidservant as a wicked and worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and [bitter] provocation."
"Do not regard your maidservant as a wicked and worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and [bitter] provocation."
New American Standard Bible
"Do not consider your bond-servant a useless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation."
"Do not consider your bond-servant a useless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Count not thine handmaide for a wicked woman: for of the abundance of my complaint and my griefe haue I spoken hitherto.
Count not thine handmaide for a wicked woman: for of the abundance of my complaint and my griefe haue I spoken hitherto.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not consider your maidservant as a vile woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great complaint and provocation."
Do not consider your maidservant as a vile woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great complaint and provocation."
Complete Jewish Bible
Don't think of your servant as a worthless woman; because I have been speaking from the depth of my distress and anger."
Don't think of your servant as a worthless woman; because I have been speaking from the depth of my distress and anger."
Darby Translation
Take not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my grief and provocation have I spoken hitherto.
Take not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my grief and provocation have I spoken hitherto.
Easy-to-Read Version
Don't think I am a bad woman. I have been praying so long because I have so many troubles and am very sad."
Don't think I am a bad woman. I have been praying so long because I have so many troubles and am very sad."
George Lamsa Translation
Count not your maidservant in your presence a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Count not your maidservant in your presence a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Good News Translation
Don't think I am a worthless woman. I have been praying like this because I'm so miserable."
Don't think I am a worthless woman. I have been praying like this because I'm so miserable."
Literal Translation
Do not put your handmaid down for a daughter of wickedness; for from the abundance of my complaint and frustration until now I have been speaking.
Do not put your handmaid down for a daughter of wickedness; for from the abundance of my complaint and frustration until now I have been speaking.
American Standard Version
Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
Bible in Basic English
Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.
Do not take your servant to be a good-for-nothing woman: for my words have come from my stored-up sorrow and pain.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Count not thine handmayde for a wicked woman: for out of the aboundaunce of my heauynesse & griefe, haue I spoken hytherto.
Count not thine handmayde for a wicked woman: for out of the aboundaunce of my heauynesse & griefe, haue I spoken hytherto.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman: for out of the abundance of my complaint and my vexation have I spoken hitherto.'
Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman: for out of the abundance of my complaint and my vexation have I spoken hitherto.'
King James Version (1611)
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and griefe, haue I spoken hitherto.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and griefe, haue I spoken hitherto.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Count not thy handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued my prayer until now.
Count not thy handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued my prayer until now.
English Revised Version
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
Berean Standard Bible
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief."
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
gesse thou not thin handmaide as oon of the douytris of Belyal, for of the multitude of my sorewe and morenyng Y spak `til in to present tyme.
gesse thou not thin handmaide as oon of the douytris of Belyal, for of the multitude of my sorewe and morenyng Y spak `til in to present tyme.
Young's Literal Translation
put not thy handmaid before a daughter of worthlessness, for from the abundance of my meditation, and of my provocation, I have spoken hitherto.'
put not thy handmaid before a daughter of worthlessness, for from the abundance of my meditation, and of my provocation, I have spoken hitherto.'
Update Bible Version
Don't count your slave for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation I have spoken until now.
Don't count your slave for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation I have spoken until now.
Webster's Bible Translation
Count not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Count not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
World English Bible
Don't count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
Don't count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.
New King James Version
Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, [fn] for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now."
Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, [fn] for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now."
New Living Translation
Don't think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow."
Don't think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow."
New Life Bible
Do not think of your woman servant as a woman of no worth. For I have been speaking out of much trouble and pain in my spirit."
Do not think of your woman servant as a woman of no worth. For I have been speaking out of much trouble and pain in my spirit."
New Revised Standard
Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation all this time."
Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation all this time."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not count thy handmaid for an abandoned woman, - for, out of the abundance of my grief and my vexation, have I spoken, hitherto.
Do not count thy handmaid for an abandoned woman, - for, out of the abundance of my grief and my vexation, have I spoken, hitherto.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Count not thy handmaid for one of the daughters of Belial: for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken till now.
Count not thy handmaid for one of the daughters of Belial: for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken till now.
Revised Standard Version
Do not regard your maidservant as a base woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation."
Do not regard your maidservant as a base woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation."
"Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation."
Contextual Overview
9 Then stode Anna vp, whan she had eaten and dronken at Silo. But Eli the prest sat vpon a stole by the poste of the temple of the LORDE. 10 And she was full of heuynes in hir herte, and prayed vnto the LORDE, and wepte, 11 and vowed a vowe, and sayde: O LORDE Zebaoth, yf thou wilt loke vpon the aduersite of thy handmayden, and thynke vpon me, and not forget thy handmayden, and wilt geue thy handmayden a sonne, I wil geue him vnto the LORDE all his life longe, and there shal no rasoure come vpon his heade. 12 And wha she had prayed longe before ye LORDE, Eli toke hede to hir mouth, 13 for Anna spake in hir hert, hir lippes onely moued, but hir voyce was not herde. Then thoughte Eli she had bene dronken, 14 and sayde vnto her: How longe wilt thou be dronken? Let come from the the wyne that thou hast by the. 15 Neuertheles Anna answered and sayde: No my lorde, I am a soroufull woman, wyne and stronge drynke haue I not dronken but haue poured out my hert before ye LORDE. 16 Counte not thy handmayden a doughter of Belial: for out of my heuy thoughte and sorow haue I spoken hitherto. 17 Eli answered her, and sayde: Go yi waye in peace, the God of Israel shal graunte ye thy peticion that thou hast desyred of him. 18 She sayde: Let thy handmayden fynde fauoure in thy sighte. So the woman wente hir waye and ate, and loked nomore so soroufully:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a daughter: 1 Samuel 2:12, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 25:25, Deuteronomy 13:13
out of: Job 6:2, Job 6:3, Job 10:1, Job 10:2, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 12:35
complaint: or, meditation
Reciprocal: Judges 19:22 - sons of Belial Job 21:4 - is my complaint Psalms 5:1 - consider my Psalms 42:4 - I pour Psalms 102:1 - poureth Psalms 142:2 - poured out Jonah 2:2 - by reason of mine John 20:15 - if
Cross-References
Genesis 1:7
Then God made ye firmamet, and parted the waters vnder the firmamet, from the waters aboue the firmament: And so it came to passe.
Then God made ye firmamet, and parted the waters vnder the firmamet, from the waters aboue the firmament: And so it came to passe.
Genesis 1:8
And God called ye firmament, Heauen. Then of the euenynge & mornynge was made the seconde daye.
And God called ye firmament, Heauen. Then of the euenynge & mornynge was made the seconde daye.
Genesis 1:9
And God sayde: let the waters vnder heauen gather theselues vnto one place, yt the drye londe maye appeare. And so it came to passe.
And God sayde: let the waters vnder heauen gather theselues vnto one place, yt the drye londe maye appeare. And so it came to passe.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grene grasse and herbe, yt beareth sede euery one after his kynde, & trees bearinge frute, & hauynge their owne sede in them selues, euery one after his kynde. And God sawe that it was good.
And the earth brought forth grene grasse and herbe, yt beareth sede euery one after his kynde, & trees bearinge frute, & hauynge their owne sede in them selues, euery one after his kynde. And God sawe that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
And God sayde: let there be lightes in ye firmament of heauen, to deuyde the daye fro the night, that they maye be vnto tokes, seasons, dayes, and yeares.
And God sayde: let there be lightes in ye firmament of heauen, to deuyde the daye fro the night, that they maye be vnto tokes, seasons, dayes, and yeares.
Deuteronomy 4:19
yt thou lifte not vp thine eyes towarde heauen, and se the Sonne and the Moone & the starres, and the whole hoost of heaue, and be disceaused, and worsh ppe, and serue them: which the LORDE yi God hath made to serue all nacios vnder ye whole heaue.
yt thou lifte not vp thine eyes towarde heauen, and se the Sonne and the Moone & the starres, and the whole hoost of heaue, and be disceaused, and worsh ppe, and serue them: which the LORDE yi God hath made to serue all nacios vnder ye whole heaue.
Job 31:26
Dyd I euer greatly regarde the rysinge of the Sonne? Or, had I the goinge downe of ye Moone in greate reputacion?
Dyd I euer greatly regarde the rysinge of the Sonne? Or, had I the goinge downe of ye Moone in greate reputacion?
Job 38:7
where wast thou when the mornynge starres gaue me prayse, ad when all the angels of God reioysed?
where wast thou when the mornynge starres gaue me prayse, ad when all the angels of God reioysed?
Psalms 8:3
For I considre thy heauens, euen the worke off thy fyngers: the Moone and the starres which thou hast made.
For I considre thy heauens, euen the worke off thy fyngers: the Moone and the starres which thou hast made.
Psalms 19:6
It goeth forth fro the one ende of the heauen, and runneth aboute vnto the same ende agayne, & there maye no ma hyde himself fro the heate therof.
It goeth forth fro the one ende of the heauen, and runneth aboute vnto the same ende agayne, & there maye no ma hyde himself fro the heate therof.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial,.... A yokeless, a lawless, impudent, and abandoned creature; one of the most wicked, vilest, and most profligate wretches; as she must be to come drunk into the sanctuary of God; see 1 Samuel 25:17. Drunkenness in man is au abominable crime, but much more in a woman. The Romans a forbad wine to women, and drunkenness in them was a capital crime, as adultery, or any other; and indeed a drunken woman is liable to all manner of sin:
for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto; out of the abundance of the heart the mouth will speak, whether it is matter of trouble or of joy; the heart of Hannah was full of grief, and her mouth full of complaints, on which she long dwelt, in order to give vent thereunto, and ease herself.
a Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 14. c. 13.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 1:16. Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial — אל תתן את אמתך לפני בת בליעל al titten eth amathecha liphney bath Beliyael; 'Put not thy handmaiden before the faces of a daughter of Belial." "If I am a drunkard, and strive by the most execrable hypocrisy (praying in the house of God) to cover my iniquity, then I am the chief of the daughters of Belial." Or, "Give not thy handmaid to reproach) before the faces of the daughters of Belial." Several of these probably attended there for the purposes of prostitution and gain; for it is said, 1 Samuel 2:22, that Eli's sons lay with the women at the door of the tabernacle, though this may refer to the women who kept the door.
