1 Samuel 1:18
She said, 'May your servant find favor in your eyes.' Then she went her way, and she ate, and her face was no longer downcast.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And she said, Let your maidservant find favor in your sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no longer sad.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And she said,{H559} Let thy handmaid{H8198} find{H4672} favor{H2580} in thy sight.{H5869} So the woman{H802} went{H3212} her way,{H1870} and did eat;{H398} and her countenance{H6440} was no more [sad].
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And she said{H559}{(H8799)}, Let thine handmaid{H8198} find{H4672}{(H8799)} grace{H2580} in thy sight{H5869}. So the woman{H802} went{H3212}{(H8799)} her way{H1870}, and did eat{H398}{(H8799)}, and her countenance{H6440} was no more sad.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
She sayde: Let thy handmayden fynde fauoure in thy sighte. So the woman wente hir waye and ate, and loked nomore so soroufully:
Geneva Bible (1560)
She sayd againe, Let thine handmayd finde grace in thy sight: so the woman went her way, and did eate, and looked no more sad.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
She said: Let thyne handmayde finde grace in thy sight. And so the woman went her way, and dyd eate, and loked no more sad.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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].
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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'.
American Standard Version (1901)
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] .
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
She said,“May I, your servant, find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and got something to eat. Her face no longer looked sad.
Referenced Verses
- Ruth 2:13 : 13 She said, "May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord, because you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant—even though I am not one of your servants."
- Eccl 9:7 : 7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a glad heart, for God has already approved your works.
- Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Gen 33:15 : 15 Esau said, 'Let me leave some of my men with you.' But Jacob replied, 'Why do that? If I have found favor in your eyes, let it be as it is.'
- Phil 4:6-7 : 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- John 16:24 : 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be full.
- Gen 32:5 : 5 He instructed them: 'This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: Your servant Jacob says, I have been living as a foreigner with Laban and have stayed until now.'
- Gen 33:8 : 8 'What do you mean by all these camps I met?' Esau inquired. Jacob replied, 'To find favor in the eyes of my lord.'
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4 On the day Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.
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7 This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival would provoke her, and she would weep and not eat.
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9 After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah arose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
10 In her deep anguish, Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly.
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