1 Samuel 1 · Verse 13

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 1:13, King James Version

1 Samuel 1:13 in other translations

BSBHannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
WEBNow Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
ASVNow Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
YLTand 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.
DARBYNow Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; and Eli thought she was drunken.
BBEFor Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.
WebsterNow Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

What does 1 Samuel 1:13 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Spake in her heart; only her lips moved - She prayed; her whole heart was engaged: and though she spake not with an audible voice, yet her lips formed themselves according to the pronunciation of the words which her heart uttered.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 1:13 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.

וְחַנָּ֗הve.cha.Nahand HannahH2584
הִ֚יאhi'sheH1931
מְדַבֶּ֣רֶתme.da.Be.ret[was] speakingH1696
עַל\־'al-toH5921
לִבָּ֔הּli.Bahheart herH3820
רַ֚קrakonlyH7535
שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.halips herH8193
נָּע֔וֹתna.'ot[were] quiveringH5128
וְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.Lahand voice herH6963
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַyi.sha.Me.a'it was heardH8085
וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haand he considered herH2803
עֵלִ֖י'e.LiEliH5941
לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה\׃le.shi.ko.Rahto a drunken [woman]H7910

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 1:13

  • Romans 8:26

    Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

  • Genesis 24:42-45

    And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go: Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink; And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son. And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

  • Acts 2:13

    Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

  • Psalms 25:1

    A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

  • Zechariah 9:15

    The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:7

    Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

  • Nehemiah 2:4

    Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
spake.
Ge 24:42-45; Ne 2:4; Ps 25:1; Ro 8:26
she had.
Zec 9:15; Ac 2:13; 1Co 13:7

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 1:14

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

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1 Samuel 1:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas Anna hablaba en su corazón, y solamente se movían sus labios, y su voz no se oía; y túvola Eli por borracha.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Anne parlait dans son cœur; ses lèvres seulement remuaient, mais on n’entendait pas sa voix; et Éli pensa qu’elle était ivre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Hanna aber redete in ihrem Herzen; nur ihre Lippen bewegten sich, aber ihre Stimme wurde nicht gehört; und Eli hielt sie für eine Trunkene.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Porro Anna loquebatur in corde suo, tantumque labia illius movebantur, et vox penitus non audiebatur. Æstimavit ergo eam Heli temulentam,