1 Samuel 1:12

12 As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth.

1 Samuel 1:12 in Other Translations

12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.

12 As she continued praying before the LORD, Eli observed her mouth.

12 As she was praying to the LORD, Eli watched her.

12 It so happened that as she continued in prayer before God, Eli was watching her closely.

12 While she was praying in the Lord's presence, Eli watched her lips.

1 Samuel 1:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 1:12

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord,
&c.] Being very earnest and importunate with him to grant her request, and therefore repeated her petition, and prolonged her prayer, being unwilling to let the Lord go, until she had a promise, or some satisfaction, that she should have the thing she liked; some think she continued an hour in prayer:

that Eli marked her mouth;
observed the motion of her lips, and no doubt her distorted countenance, and uplifted eyes and hands, but chiefly the former; not knowing what the woman was at, and what could be the meaning of such motions.

1 Samuel 1:12 In-Context

10 In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly.

11 And she made a vow, saying, “LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

12 As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth.

13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk

14 and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.”