16put not thy handmaid before a daughter of worthlessness, for from the abundance of my meditation, and of my provocation, I have spoken hitherto.'


In Context

13 and Hannah, she is speaking to her heart, only her lips are moving, and her voice is not heard, and Eli reckoneth her to be drunken.

14 And Eli saith unto her, 'Until when are thou drunken? turn aside thy wine from thee.'

15 And Hannah answereth and saith, 'No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I am, and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

16 put not thy handmaid before a daughter of worthlessness, for from the abundance of my meditation, and of my provocation, I have spoken hitherto.'

17 And Eli answereth and saith, 'Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.'

18 And she saith, 'Let thy handmaid find grace in thine eyes;' and the woman goeth on her way, and eateth, and her countenance hath not been sad for it any more.

1 Samuel 1:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Count 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16Take not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my grief and provocation have I spoken hitherto.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16Count not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16Don't count your handmaid for a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Count not your handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken till now.