King James Version
1 Samuel 1:10 in the King James Version says “And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. in: Heb. bitter of soul” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. in: Heb. bitter of soul”
1 Samuel 1:10 · KJV
Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. in: Heb. bitter of soul
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. a man: Heb. seed of men
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. continued: Heb. multiplied to pray
KJV Study — Public Domain
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“And she was in bitterness”
H4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
“of soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“and prayed”
H6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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