KJV ORIGINAL
And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Eli said to her, 'How long are you going to be drunk? Get rid of your wine and sober up.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Eli wrongly assumed Hannah was drunk when she was actually praying silently and desperately to God.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs at the tabernacle in Shiloh where Eli was the high priest. Hannah was praying silently with intense emotion for a child, moving her lips without speaking audibly, which was unusual for that time when prayers were typically spoken aloud. Eli misinterpreted her passionate, wordless prayer as drunkenness.
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