A moment in scripture
1 Samuel 1:14
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And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
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The surrounding passage
- 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 1:15
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 1:16
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.