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14 And Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunken? Put away your wine from you.” 15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman sorely troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. 16 Do not regard your maidservant as a base woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.”

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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 (A)poured out my soul before the Lord. 16 Do not consider your maidservant a (B)wicked[a] woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:16 Lit. daughter of Belial

14 And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.” 15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but (A)I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. 16 Do not regard your servant as (B)a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.”

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