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New King James Version
1 Samuel 1:16
Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, [fn] for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now."
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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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Counte not thy handmayden a doughter of Belial: for out of my heuy thoughte and sorow haue I spoken hitherto.
Counte not thy handmayden a doughter of Belial: for out of my heuy thoughte and sorow haue I spoken hitherto.
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 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 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle [fn] of the Lord. 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD and wept in anguish. 11 Then she made a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head." 12 And it happened, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli watched her mouth. 13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk. 14 So Eli said to her, "How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!" 15 But Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD. 16 Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, [fn] for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now." 17 Then Eli answered and said, "Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him." 18 And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
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
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
Deuteronomy 4:19
And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.
And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.
Job 31:26
If I have observed the sun [fn] when it shines,Or the moon moving in brightness,
If I have observed the sun [fn] when it shines,Or the moon moving in brightness,
Job 38:7
When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Psalms 8:3
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
Psalms 19:6
Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
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 — ×× ×ª×ª× ×ת ×××ª× ××¤× × ×ת ××××¢× 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.
