1:15 But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, 2 my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. 3 I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to 4 the Lord. 1:16 Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, 5 for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”
1:17 Eli replied, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him.” 1:18 She said, “May I, your servant, find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and got something to eat. 6 Her face no longer looked sad.
1:19 They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with 7 his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered 8 her.