1 Samuel 1:12
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
KJV
Factum est autem, cum illa multiplicaret preces coram Domino, ut Heli observaret os ejus.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐγενήθη ὅτε ἐπλήθυνεν προσευχομένη ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, καὶ Ἠλεὶ ὁ ἱερεὺς ἐφύλαξεν τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς.
LXX
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.
ASV
וְ/הָיָה֙ כִּ֣י הִרְבְּתָ֔ה לְ/הִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל לִ/פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְ/עֵלִ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֶת פִּֽי/הָ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
הִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל
htpll
verb · 84×
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
hrbh
verb · 233×
י
y
noun · 496×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עֵלִ֖י
'ly
proper_noun · 33×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2578The prayer of the People of God flourishes in the shadow of God's dwelling place, first the ark of the covenant and later the Temple. At first the leaders of the people - the shepherds and the prophets - teach them to pray. the infant Samuel must have learned from his mother Hannah how "to stand before the LORD" and from the priest Eli how to listen to his word: "Speak, LORD, f…
Cross-references
- 1Thess 5:17 — Pray without ceasing.
- Col 4:2 — Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
- Eph 6:18 — Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
- Jas 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
- Luke 11:8 — I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
- Luke 18:1 — And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;