1 Samuel 1:16
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Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
In other translations
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
Hebrew words
אַל־'al-may notH408תִּתֵּןtitenyou giveH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲמָתְךָ'amatekhamaidservant yourH519לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440בַּת־bat-a daughter ofH1323בְּלִיָּעַלbeliya'alworthlessnessH1100כִּי־ki-forH3588מֵרֹבmerofrom [the] greatness ofH7230שִׂיחִיsichicomplaint myH7879וְכַעְסִיvekha'siand provocation myH3708דִּבַּרְתִּיdibartiI have spokenH1696עַד־'ad-untilH5704הֵנָּה׃henahnowH2008
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- Matthew 12:34-3534 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. 35 The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
- Job 10:1-21 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.1 “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
- Job 6:2-32 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.2 “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales. 3 For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash.
- Deuteronomy 13:13Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),
- 1 Samuel 10:27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
- 1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
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