1 Samuel 1:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 1:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“She said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.”

1 Samuel 1:18 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 1:18 ASV — 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. ”

1 Samuel 1:18 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 <FI>sad<Fi> for it any more.”

1 Samuel 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And she said, Let thy bondwoman find grace in thy sight. And the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more [as before]. ”

1 Samuel 1:18 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

1 Samuel 1:18 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 1:18 in Context — 1 Samuel 1

16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

18 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.

19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

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What Does 1 Samuel 1:18 Mean?

1 Samuel 1:18 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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