1 Samuel 1:18

What does 1 Samuel 1:18 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 1:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more sad.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And she said, Let thy handmaid find favor in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more sad.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And she said, May your servant have grace in your eyes. So the woman went away, and took part in the feast, and her face was no longer sad.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And she saith, `Let thy handmaid find grace in thine eyes;' and the woman goeth on her way, and eateth, and her countenance hath not been <FI>sad<Fi> for it any more.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And she said: Would to God thy handmaid may find grace in thy eyes. So the woman went on her way, and ate, and her countenance was no more changed.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And she said, Let thy bondwoman find grace in thy sight. And the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more [as before].

Context

v.17Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

v.18This passage

v.19And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before Jehovah, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Jehovah remembered her;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 32:5

    and I have oxen, and asses, and flocks, and men-servants, and maid-servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in thy sight.

  • Genesis 33:8

    And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.

  • Ruth 2:13

    Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.

  • Philippians 4:6

    In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  • Romans 15:13

    Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

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