SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:15
Y Ana le respondió, diciendo: No, señor mío; mas yo soy una mujer acongojada de espíritu; no he bebido vino ni sidra, sino que he derramado mi alma delante del SEÑOR.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 1:15
Verse 15. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink] Neither wine nor inebriating drink has been poured out unto me; but I have poured out my soul unto the Lord. There is a great deal of delicacy and point in this vindication.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. And Hannah answered and said, no, my lord , etc.] That is not my case, you have greatly mistaken it; she answered with great mildness and meekness, without falling into a passion at such a scandalous imputation upon her, and with great respect and reverence to Eli, suitable to his office; so in later times the high priest used to be addressed after this manner, particularly on the day of atonement, “Lord high priest”, do so and so f27 ; indeed these words of Hannah are interpreted as not so very respectful, as if the sense was, not a lord art thou in this matter; nor does the Holy Ghost dwell upon thee f28 ; which thou hast sufficiently shown, or thou wouldest never have suspected me of drunkenness: I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit : depressed with trouble and grief on account of afflictions; if she was drunk, it was not with wine, but with sorrow: or “a woman of a hard spirit” f29 ; which is sometimes taken in an ill sense, and, according to Abarbinel, is here denied by her, who connects this clause with the preceding thus; not, my lord, am I a woman of a hard spirit, or such a hardened wretch, and such an impudent woman, as I must be, were it so, to come drunk into the house of God, and pretend to pray unto him: I have drank neither wine nor strong drink ; not any sort of intoxicating liquors that day, neither wine new or old, as the Targum: but have poured out my soul before the Lord : the affliction of it, as the same paraphrase; the grievances and distresses, the complaints of her soul, which were many, and which she had poured out before the Lord freely and plentifully, and which had taken up some time to do it; (see Psalm 42:8 102:1 *title) where phrases similar to this are used, and which seem to be taken from hence.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-18 - Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy of ou God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in prayer, no only to ask good things in general, but to mention that special goo thing we most need and desire. She spoke softly, none could hear her Hereby she testified her belief of God's knowledge of the heart and it desires. Eli was high priest, and judge in Israel. It ill becomes us to be rash and hasty in censures of others, and to think people guilty of bad things while the matter is doubtful and unproved. Hannah did no retort the charge, and upbraid Eli with the wicked conduct of his ow sons. When we are at any time unjustly censured, we have need to set double watch before the door of our lips, that we do not return censur for censure. Hannah thought it enough to clear herself, and so must we Eli was willing to acknowledge his mistake. Hannah went away with satisfaction of mind. She had herself by prayer committed her case to God, and Eli had prayed for her. Prayer is heart's ease to a graciou soul. Prayer will smooth the countenance; it should do so. None wil long remain miserable, who use aright the privilege of going to the mercy-seat of a reconciled God in Christ Jesus.
Original Hebrew
ותען 6030 חנה 2584 ותאמר 559 לא 3808 אדני 113 אשׁה 802 קשׁת 7186 רוח 7307 אנכי 595 ויין 3196 ושׁכר 7941 לא 3808 שׁתיתי 8354 ואשׁפך 8210 את 853 נפשׁי 5315 לפני 6440 יהוה׃ 3068
