1 Samuel 1:10 - Plain English Version

¹⁰ Hannah was so sad. She cried and prayed to God like this,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ And [Hannah] was in distress of soul, praying to the Lord and weeping bitterly.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Hannah was very upset and couldn’t stop crying as she prayed to the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ And since Hannah was bitter in soul, she prayed to the Lord, weeping greatly.

1 Samuel 1:10 Cross References

Genesis 30:1

Leah already had 4 kids with Jacob, but her sister Rachel didn’t have any kids. So Rachel got jealous of Leah. Then Rachel said to Jacob, “Give me kids. If you don’t, I will be so sad that I will die.”

Genesis 50:10

After a while, Joseph and his mob got to the place called Atad, near the Jordan River. There was a place there with flat ground, where farmers sometimes sorted their plants. Joseph and his mob stopped there, and they cried loudly for Joseph’s father. Joseph and his mob cried for 7 days, and they did other things to show that they were very sad.

2 Samuel 17:8

You know that your father and his men are strong soldiers. They are good fighters, like cheeky wild animals. And he really knows what he is doing too. He always sleeps a long way from the soldiers, so he will stay safe.

1 Samuel 1:11

“God, you are the boss of everything. I am just your worker. I’m sad. Please help me. Don’t forget about me. I want to ask you this. Let me have a little boy. If you do that, I’ll give him back to you, so he can work for you until he gets old. Nobody will cut his hair, so that other people will see that he belongs to you.”

1 Samuel 1:9

One time at Shiloh, after they finished eating and drinking, Hannah got up and went to God’s house to talk to God. The old man Eli sat on a chair at the door of God’s house.