1SA 1:12 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐγενήθη ὅτε ἐπλήθυνε προσευχομένη ἐνώπιον Κύριου, καὶ Ἡλὶ ὁ ἱερεὺς ἐφύλαξε τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς.
(Kai egenaʸthaʸ hote eplaʸthune proseuⱪomenaʸ enōpion Kuriou, kai Haʸli ho hiereus efulaxe to stoma autaʸs. )

BrTr And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.

ULT And it happened when she increased to pray before the face of Yahweh that Eli was watching her mouth.

UST As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips moving as she was praying.

OEB § While she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.

WEBBE As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli saw her mouth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET As she continued praying to the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

LSV And it has been, when she multiplied praying before YHWH, that Eli is watching her mouth,

FBV As Hannah went on praying before the Lord, Eli watched her mouth.

T4T As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips moving as she was praying.

LEB While[fn] she continued to pray before Yahweh, Eli was observing her mouth.

1:12 Literally “And it happened that when”

BBE Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

Moff No Moff 1SA book available

JPS And it came to pass, as she prayed long before the LORD, that Eli watched her mouth.

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

DRA And it came to pass, as she multiplied prayers before the Lord, that Heli observed her mouth.

YLT And it hath been, when she multiplied praying before Jehovah, that Eli is watching her mouth,

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

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

Wbstr And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli observed her mouth.

KJB-1769 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.[fn]

1.12 continued…: Heb. multiplied to pray

KJB-1611 And it came to passe as she [fn]continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

1:12 Hebr. multiplied to pray.

Bshps And as she continued praying before the Lord, Eli marked her mouth.

Gnva And as she continued praying before the Lord, Eli marked her mouth.

Cvdl And wha she had prayed longe before ye LORDE, Eli toke hede to hir mouth,
(And wha she had prayed long before ye/you_all LORD, Eli took heed to her mouth,)

Wycl Forsothe it was doon, whanne sche multipliede preieris bifor the Lord, that Ely aspiede hir mouth.
(Forsothe it was doon, when she multipliede prayeris before the Lord, that Ely aspiede her mouth.)

Luth Und da sie lange betete vor dem HErr’s, hatte Eli acht auf ihren Mund.
(And there they/she/them long prayed before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s, had Eli acht on your Mund.)

ClVg Factum est autem, cum illa multiplicaret preces coram Domino, ut Heli observaret os ejus.
(Done it_is however, when/with that multiplicaret preces before Master, as Heli observaret os his. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Vows to God

The essence of a vow to God is, “If God will do X, then I will dedicate Y” to God or his sanctuary. Examples include Jacob’s tithing (Gen 28:20-22), the Israelites’ dealing with the Canaanite spoils of war (Num 21:2), Hannah’s dedicating her son as a lifelong servant of the Lord (1 Sam 1:11), and Absalom’s sacrificing to God at Hebron (2 Sam 15:8).

Guidelines for vows are frequently mentioned in the sacrificial laws. Israelites made vows conditional upon God’s granting their requests. Then they would pay or fulfill their vows to God, often by giving offerings (e.g., Lev 7:16; 22:23; Deut 12:11).

However, vows could be abused. The law itself warns against this (Deut 23:21-23), as do the wisdom teachings (e.g., Prov 7:10-14; 20:25) and the books of the prophets (see, e.g., Jer 44:25). Saul was prone both to make foolish vows (1 Sam 14:24-28) and to not keep the vows he made (19:6). Impulsive vows might go unfulfilled and never paid, arousing God’s anger. Not making a vow is better than backing out of one (Eccl 5:3-5). Jesus counsels us not to make vows, but simply to keep our word (Matt 5:33-37; cp. Jas 5:12).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 28:20-22; Num 21:2-3; 30:1-16; Deut 23:18-23; Judg 11:30-40; 1 Sam 1:11, 24-28; 14:24-45; Ps 76:11; Prov 20:25; Eccl 5:3-5; Mal 1:14; Matt 5:33-37; Acts 18:18; 21:23-24; Jas 5:12

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כִּ֣י הִרְבְּתָ֔ה לְ⁠הִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל

that/for/because/then/when she/it_had_made_much to=pray

The phrase increased to pray is a Hebrew idiom. It means that Hannah was continuing in prayer, or making her prayers many. It is used here to show that Hannah was praying for a long time. Alternate translation: “when she continued praying”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

The phrase before the face of is a Hebrew idiom. It is used to show that something takes place in front of or in the presence of someone or something else. It is used here to show that Hannah was praying in the presence of Yahweh. Use the term or phrase in your language that would most naturally communicate that something takes place in front of someone or in the presence of someone. Alternate translation: “in the presence of”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠עֵלִ֖י

and=ˊĒlī

Eli was the chief priest, so he was in the tabernacle of God and in charge of it.

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