13 Hannah was praying silently,[a](A) and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk 14 and scolded her, “How long are you going to be drunk?(B) Get rid of your wine!”

15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the Lord.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:13 Lit praying to her heart

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