1:12 As she continued praying to 1 the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth. 1:13 Now Hannah was speaking from her heart. Although her lips were moving, her voice was inaudible. Eli therefore thought she was drunk. 1:14 So he 2 said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”
1 tc Heb “before.” Many medieval Hebrew manuscripts read “to.”
2 tn Heb “Eli.” The pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.