Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then it happened that, while she multiplied prayers before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. "
— 1 Samuel 1:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.”
“And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth. ”
“It happened, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli saw her mouth.”
“It turned out that she did a great deal of praying before the LORD. Meanwhile Eli was watching her mouth.”
“And it came to pass, as she multiplied prayers before the Lord, that Heli observed her mouth.”
“Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.”
“And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.”
And so, after she ate and drank at Shiloh, Hannah rose up. And Eli, the priest, was sitting on the seat before the door of the temple of the Lord.
And since Hannah was bitter in soul, she prayed to the Lord, weeping greatly.
And she made a vow, saying, “O Lord of hosts, if, in looking with favor, you will see the affliction of your servant and will remember me, and will not forget your handmaid, and if you will give to your servant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall pass over his head.”
Then it happened that, while she multiplied prayers before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth.
For Hannah was speaking in her heart, and only her lips moved, and her voice was barely heard. Therefore, Eli considered her to be drunk,
and so he said to her: “How long will you be inebriated? You should take only a little wine, but instead you are drenched.”
Responding, Hannah said: “By no means, my lord. For I am an exceedingly unhappy woman, and I drank neither wine, nor anything that can inebriate. Instead, I have poured out my soul in the sight of the Lord.