1 Samuel 1:13

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk

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11 And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”

12 As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.

13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk

14 and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”

15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

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BSB Berean Standard Bible: Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
KJV King James Version: Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
WEB World English Bible: Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
ASV American Standard Version: Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 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.
DBY Darby Translation: Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; and Eli thought she was drunken.
WBS Webster Bible: Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.