15 Then Hannah answered and said, Nay my lord, but I am a woman [a]troubled in spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have (A)poured out my soul before the Lord.

16 Count not thine handmaid [b]for a wicked woman: for of the abundance of my complaint and my grief have I spoken hitherto.

17 Then Eli answered, and said, Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:15 Hebrew, of an hard spirit.
  2. 1 Samuel 1:16 Hebrew, for a daughter of Belial.

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