NET Bible
"It turned out that she did a great deal of praying before the LORD. Meanwhile Eli was watching her mouth."
— 1 Samuel 1:12, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
So Hannah got up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. At the time Eli the priest was sitting in his chair by the doorpost of the LORD’s sanctuary.
As for her, she was very distressed. She prayed to the LORD and was, in fact, weeping.
She made a vow saying,“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, if you would truly look on the suffering of your servant, and would keep me in mind and not neglect your servant, and give your servant a male child, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life. His hair will never be cut.”
It turned out that she did a great deal of praying before the LORD. Meanwhile Eli was watching her mouth.
As for Hannah, she was speaking in her mind. Only her lips were moving; her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was a drunkard.
Then he said to her,“How much longer do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”
But Hannah replied,“Not so, my lord! I am a woman under a great deal of stress. I haven’t drunk wine or beer. But I have poured out my soul before the LORD.