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Put away your wine.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Eli said to her, “How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Eli said to her, “How long will you behave like a drunk? Get rid of your wine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Eli said to her, &#8220How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine from you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Eli said to her, “How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine from you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Eli said to her, “How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine from you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Eli said to her, “How long will you make yourself drunk? Get rid of your wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and said to her, “How long are you going to be drunk? Get rid of your wine! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and scolded her, &#8220How long are you going to be drunk? Get rid of your wine!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"How long are you going to stay drunk?" he asked. "Sober up!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"How long are you going to stay drunk?" Eli asked her. "Get rid of your wine."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and he said to her, "Stop making a drunken show of yourself! Stop your drinking and sober up!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Eli told her, "How long will you stay drunk? Put away your wine!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and said to her, ?How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he said to her, "How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So Eli said to her, "How long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine, and go from before the LORD."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Eli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Get rid of your wine!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Eli says to her, “Until when are you drunken? Turn aside your wine from you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Eli saith unto her, 'Until when are thou drunken? turn aside thy wine from thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Eli will say to her, How long wilt thou be intoxicated? remove thy wine from thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And said to her: How long wilt thou, be drunk? digest a little the wine, of which thou hast taken too much. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and so he said to her: “How long will you be inebriated? You should take only a little wine, but instead you are drenched.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />said to her, “How long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself? Sober up from your wine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Eli said to her, “How long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself? Put away your wine.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Eli said to her, How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Eli said to her: “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine from you!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Eli said unto her: 'How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the servant of Heli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=139" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Hannah Prays for a Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. ">to her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5941.htm" title="5941: ‘ê·lî (N-proper-ms) -- A priest at Shiloh. From alah; lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">“How</a> <a href="/hebrew/4970.htm" title="4970: mā·ṯay (Interrog) -- When?. From an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent; but used only adverbially, when.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/7937.htm" title="7937: tiš·tak·kā·rîn (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2fs:: Pn) -- A primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or influence.">will you be drunk?</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: hā·sî·rî (V-Hifil-Imp-fs) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">Put away</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: yê·nêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">your wine!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·lā·yiḵ (Prep-m:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>“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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-13.htm">Acts 2:13</a></span><br />But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18</a></span><br />Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a></span><br />Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a></span><br />These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33-35</a></span><br />So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up. / The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.” / So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Luke 1:15</a></span><br />for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-21.htm">Galatians 5:21</a></span><br />and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">1 Corinthians 6:10</a></span><br />nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15</a></span><br />Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/13-4.htm">Judges 13:4</a></span><br />Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3</a></span><br />For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Leviticus 10:9</a></span><br />“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Deuteronomy 21:20</a></span><br />and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:7</a></span><br />For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Eli said to her, How long will you be drunken? put away your wine from you.</p><p class="hdg">How long</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/22-12.htm">Joshua 22:12-20</a></b></br> And when the children of Israel heard <i>of it</i>, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-2.htm">Job 8:2</a></b></br> How long wilt thou speak these <i>things</i>? and <i>how long shall</i> the words of thy mouth <i>be like</i> a strong wind?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3</a></b></br> How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall <i>shall ye be, and as</i> a tottering fence.</p><p class="hdg">put away</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-14.htm">Job 11:14</a></b></br> If iniquity <i>be</i> in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-23.htm">Job 22:23</a></b></br> If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Proverbs 4:24</a></b></br> Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/james/5-16.htm">Effects</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/judges/10-16.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">Drunk</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">Drunken</a> <a href="/acts/21-15.htm">Effects</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-17.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-11.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-37.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-1.htm">Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Hannah in grief prays for a child</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-12.htm">Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and said to her,</b><br>This phrase refers to Eli, the high priest, who is speaking to Hannah. Eli's role as a high priest is significant, as he is responsible for maintaining the spiritual order and worship practices at the tabernacle in Shiloh. His position gives him authority, but his misunderstanding of Hannah's situation highlights the human limitations even of those in spiritual leadership. This moment foreshadows Eli's later failures in discerning God's will, as seen in his inability to control his sons (<a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a>).<p><b>“How long will you be drunk?</b><br>Eli's question reveals a common cultural practice of the time, where excessive drinking was not uncommon during feasts and religious gatherings. However, Hannah was not drunk; she was praying fervently and silently, which Eli misinterpreted. This misunderstanding underscores the theme of appearances versus reality, a recurring motif in Scripture (e.g., <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, where God looks at the heart rather than outward appearances). It also highlights the societal challenges women faced, as their actions were often misjudged or misunderstood by male authority figures.<p><b>Put away your wine!”</b><br>Eli's command reflects a concern for maintaining the sanctity of the worship space. Drunkenness was considered inappropriate, especially in a place dedicated to God. This directive aligns with biblical teachings against drunkenness (<a href="/proverbs/20.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a>, <a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18</a>) and the importance of sobriety in spiritual matters. The irony here is that Hannah's "intoxication" was not from wine but from her deep spiritual anguish and earnest prayer, which ultimately leads to the birth of Samuel, a pivotal figure in Israel's history. This moment can be seen as a type of Christ, where misunderstanding and judgment lead to a greater revelation of God's plan, similar to how Jesus was misunderstood and judged during His ministry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm">Hannah</a></b><br>A devout woman who is deeply distressed due to her inability to bear children. She is fervently praying at the tabernacle in Shiloh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a></b><br>The high priest of Shiloh who misinterprets Hannah's silent prayer as drunkenness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a></b><br>The religious center of Israel at the time, where the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant were located.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_at_the_tabernacle.htm">Prayer at the Tabernacle</a></b><br>Hannah's heartfelt prayer is a pivotal event, showcasing her faith and desperation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/misunderstanding.htm">Misunderstanding</a></b><br>Eli's misjudgment of Hannah's state highlights the theme of misunderstanding and the importance of discernment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/m/misjudgment_and_discernment.htm">Misjudgment and Discernment</a></b><br>Eli's quick judgment of Hannah reminds us to seek understanding and discernment before forming opinions about others' spiritual expressions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_silent_prayer.htm">The Power of Silent Prayer</a></b><br>Hannah's silent, heartfelt prayer demonstrates that God hears the cries of our hearts, even when words are not spoken aloud.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_distress.htm">Faith in Distress</a></b><br>Hannah's example teaches us to turn to God in our deepest distress, trusting Him with our burdens and desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vows_and_commitments.htm">Vows and Commitments</a></b><br>Hannah's vow to dedicate her son to God if He grants her a child shows the seriousness of making commitments to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_prayer.htm">Perseverance in Prayer</a></b><br>Despite being misunderstood, Hannah continues in prayer, illustrating the importance of perseverance in our spiritual lives.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">And Eli said unto her.</span>--The LXX. or Septuagint attempts to soften the harshness of the high priest to Hannah by inserting before Eli the word "servant," or "young man," thus suggesting that the hard, unjust words were spoken by an attendant. But it is clear that the English Version represents the true text here, for in the next verse Hannah replies directly to Eli with the simple words "No, my lord."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to her,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“How</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long</span><br /><span class="heb">מָתַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4970.htm">Strong's 4970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extent, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will you be drunk?</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִ֑ין</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·tak·kā·rîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7937.htm">Strong's 7937: </a> </span><span class="str2">To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Put away</span><br /><span class="heb">הָסִ֥ירִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·sî·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your wine!”</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵינֵ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·nêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/1-14.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 1:14 Eli said to her How long will (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>