1st Samuel Chapter 1 verse 18 Holy Bible
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'.
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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.
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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].
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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.
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And she said, Let thy handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
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She said, Let your handmaid find favor in your sight. So the woman went her way, and ate; and her facial expression wasn't sad any more.
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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 `sad' for it any more.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) Let thine handmaid find grace.--In other words, Hannah's reply to his loving farewell asked the old man to think kindly of her, and to pray for her with his mighty power of prayer.Did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.--A beautiful example of the composing influence of prayer. "Hannah had cast her burden upon the Lord, and so her own spirit was relieved of its load. She now returned to the family feast, and ate her portion with a cheerful heart."--Speaker's Commentary.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“May your maidservantשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛ (šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 8198: Maid, maidservantfindתִּמְצָ֧א (tim·ṣā)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentfavorחֵ֖ן (ḥên)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objectivewith you,”בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainsaid Hannah.וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayThen [she]הָאִשָּׁ֤ה (hā·’iš·šāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femalewentוַתֵּ֨לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkon her way,לְדַרְכָּהּ֙ (lə·ḏar·kāh)Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singularStrong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of actioneatingוַתֹּאכַ֔ל (wat·tō·ḵal)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 398: To eatand noלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nolongerעֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ)AdverbStrong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, moredowncast.וּפָנֶ֥יהָ (ū·p̄ā·ne·hā)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularStrong's 6440: The faceJump to PreviousAte Bondwoman Countenance Eat Eateth Expression Eyes Handmaid Longer Maidservant Part Sad Servant Sight Something Wasn't Way