The Meaning of 1 Samuel 1:16 Explained

1 Samuel 1:16

KJV: Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

YLT: put not thy handmaid before a daughter of worthlessness, for from the abundance of my meditation, and of my provocation, I have spoken hitherto.'

Darby: Take not thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my grief and provocation have I spoken hitherto.

ASV: Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 1:16?

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 1:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

What does 1 Samuel 1:16 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 1:12-28 - The Child Dedicated To God

Here is a delightful specimen of secret fellowship with God, and its results. Many were coming and going in the Tabernacle-court. It was no place for private prayer; and this sad woman had no opportunity for audible petition, so she spake in her heart. We may all do that amid the crowds that sweep gaily past us in their light-hearted way. Let us not grow weary. "She continued praying before the Lord." People may misunderstand and reproach you. The Eli's that judge superficially may leap to hasty conclusions, but pray on! Pray on, though the prayer seem impossible of answer! Pray on, though heart and flesh fail! Pray on, for God will yet raise the poor from the dust and the beggar from the dunghill! When you have committed your cause to God, go in peace and be no more sad.

"The Lord remembered her." Of course He did. He has graven us on the palms of His hands, and the ruined walls of our peace are ever before Him. The hour will come when, like Hannah, you will stand on the very spot where the prayer was offered, to confess that God has given you the petition that you asked of Him. God cannot fail, and His gifts are sweetest and safest when they are returned to Him by His children. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 1

¹ Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh
⁴ He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah
⁹ Hannah in grief prays for a child
¹² Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her
¹⁹ Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned
²⁴ She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 1:16 mean?

Not do consider - your maidservant before the face of a woman wicked for out of the abundance of my anguish and grief have I spoken until now until now

אַל־ תִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־ אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ לִפְנֵ֖י בַּת־ בְּלִיָּ֑עַל כִּֽי־ מֵרֹ֥ב שִׂיחִ֛י וְכַעְסִ֖י דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי עַד־ הֵֽנָּה

תִּתֵּן֙	do consider
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔	your maidservant
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָמָה Sense: maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine.
לִפְנֵ֖י	before the face of
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
בַּת־	a woman
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בַּת Sense: daughter.
בְּלִיָּ֑עַל	wicked
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּלִיַּעַל Sense: worthlessness.
מֵרֹ֥ב	out of the abundance
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֹב Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
שִׂיחִ֛י	of my anguish
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: שִׂיחַ Sense: meditation, complaint, musing.
וְכַעְסִ֖י	and grief
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: כַּעַס Sense: anger, vexation, provocation, grief.
דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי	have I spoken
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
עַד־	until now
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הֵֽנָּה	until now
Parse: Adverb Root: הֵנָּה Sense: here, there, now, hither.

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