10In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the Lord .


In Context

7 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord , her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.

8 Elkanah her husband would say to her, "Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don't you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don't I mean more to you than ten sons?"

9 Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the Lord 's temple.

10 In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the Lord .

11 And she made a vow, saying, "O Lord Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head."

12 As she kept on praying to the Lord , Eli observed her mouth.

1st Samuel 1:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:10And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:10As Anna had her heart full of grief, she prayed to the Lord, shedding many tears,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:10and she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept much.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept bitterly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:10She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, and wept bitterly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:10And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept sore.