1 Samuel 1:16
Strong's Lexicon
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

take
תִּתֵּן֙ (tit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

your servant
אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ (’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 519: 1) maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine 1a) of humility (fig.)

for a wicked
בְּלִיָּ֑עַל (bə·lî·yā·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1100: 1) worthlessness 1a) worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow 1b) wicked 1c) ruin, destruction (construct)

כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

woman;
בַּת־ (baṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1323: n f 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address n pr f 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character

for all this time
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even

הֵֽנָּה׃ (hên·nāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 2008: 1) here, there, now, hither

I have been praying
דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

out of the depth
מֵרֹ֥ב (mê·rōḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7230: 1) multitude, abundance, greatness 1a) multitude 1a1) abundance, abundantly 1a2) numerous 1b) greatness

of my anguish
שִׂיחִ֛י (śî·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7879: 1) meditation, complaint, musing 1a) plaint, complaint 1b) following are dubious 1b1) musing 1b2) anxiety, trouble 1b3) talk

and grief.”
וְכַעְסִ֖י (wə·ḵa‘·sî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3708: 1) anger, vexation, provocation, grief 1a) vexation 1a1) of men 1a2) of God 1b) vexation, grief, frustration

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don’t think of me as a wicked woman;  I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.” 

New American Standard Bible
"Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation."

King James Bible
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief."

New Living Translation
Don't think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow."

English Standard Version
Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.”

New American Standard Bible
"Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't think of me as a wicked woman; I've been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment."

International Standard Version
Don't consider your maid servant a worthless woman. Rather, all this time I've been speaking because I'm very anxious and distressed."

NET Bible
Don't consider your servant a wicked woman, for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish."

American Standard Version
Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.

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

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
















Cross References
1 Samuel 1:15
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

1 Samuel 1:17
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

Psalm 55:2
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

1 Samuel 1:14
And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

1 Samuel 1:13
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

1 Samuel 1:18
And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

1 Samuel 1:19
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
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