1 Samuel 1:13

13 Sus labios se movían pero, debido a que Ana oraba en voz baja, no se podía oír su voz. Elí pensó que estaba borracha,

1 Samuel 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 1:13

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart
It was mental prayer she used, some ejaculations of her mind she sent up to God, which she was sensible were well known to him, and she needed not to express vocally:

only her lips moved;
as her heart spoke, and sent up her petitions, as if she had used words and phrases in form:

but her voice was not heard:
that she might not seem to be ostentatious in her prayer, and that she might not interrupt others in their devotions; and she knew that her voice was not necessary with respect to God:

therefore Eli thought she had been drunken;
by the motions she made, and gestures she used, as if she was muttering something to herself, and by her long continuance therein, and it being after a feast she had been at with her husband, and the rest of the family; from all which Eli concluded this must be her case.

1 Samuel 1:13 In-Context

11 Entonces hizo este voto: «SEÑOR Todopoderoso, si te dignas mirar la desdicha de esta sierva tuya, y si en vez de olvidarme te acuerdas de mí y me concedes un hijo varón, yo te lo entregaré para toda su vida, y nunca se le cortará el cabello».

12 Como Ana estuvo orando largo rato ante el SEÑOR, Elí se fijó en su boca.

13 Sus labios se movían pero, debido a que Ana oraba en voz baja, no se podía oír su voz. Elí pensó que estaba borracha,

14 así que le dijo:—¿Hasta cuándo te va a durar la borrachera? ¡Deja ya el vino!

15 —No, mi señor; no he bebido ni vino ni cerveza. Soy solo una mujer angustiada que ha venido a desahogarse delante del SEÑOR.