1 Samuel 1 · Verse 12

1 Samuel 1:12

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.
1 Samuel 1:12, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:12 in other translations

BSBAs Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
WEBAs she continued praying before the LORD, Eli saw her mouth.
ASVAnd it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.
YLTAnd it hath been, when she multiplied praying before Jehovah, that Eli is watching her mouth,
DARBYAnd it came to pass as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.
BBENow while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.
WebsterAnd it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli observed her mouth.

What does 1 Samuel 1:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 1:12-18
12-18. Eli marked her mouth--The suspicion of the aged priest seems to indicate that the vice of intemperance was neither uncommon nor confined to one sex in those times of disorder. This mistaken impression was immediately removed, and, in the words, "God grant," or rather, "will grant," was followed by an invocation which, as Hannah regarded it in the light of a prophecy pointing to the accomplishment of her earnest desire, dispelled her sadness, and filled her with confident hope [1Sa 1:18]. The character and services of the expected child were sufficiently important to make his birth a fit subject for prophecy. 1Sa 1:20. Samuel Born.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 1:9-18

Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of our God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in prayer, not only to ask good things in general, but to mention that special good thing we most need and desire. She spoke softly, none could hear her. Hereby she testified her belief of God's knowledge of the heart and its desires. Eli was high priest, and judge in Israel. It ill becomes us…

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1 Samuel 1:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it wasH1961
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
הִרְבְּתָ֔הhir.be.Tahshe had increasedH7235
לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.Lelto prayH6419
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.Liand EliH5941
שֹׁמֵ֥רsho.Mer[was] watchingH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פִּֽיהָ\׃Pi.hamouth herH6310

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:12

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:17

    Pray without ceasing.

  • James 5:16

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

  • Luke 18:1

    And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

  • Luke 11:8-10

    I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

  • Ephesians 6:18

    Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

  • Colossians 4:2

    Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
continued praying. Heb. multiplied to pray.
Lu 11:8-10; 18:1; Eph 6:18; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17; Jas 5:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 1:11

    And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

  • 1 Samuel 1:12

    And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.

  • 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.

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1 Samuel 1:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y fué que como ella orase largamente delante de Jehová, Eli estaba observando la boca de ella.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva que, comme elle priait longuement devant l’ Éternel, Éli observa sa bouche.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah, als sie lange vor Jehova betete, daß Eli ihren Mund beobachtete.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Factum est autem, cum illa multiplicaret preces coram Domino, ut Heli observaret os ejus.