1 SAMUEL 1:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.”
Hannah answered: No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD—*shaphakti et-nafshy* (poured out my soul) uses the imagery of libation, a sacrificial act. Hannah's soul becomes a liquid offering, her anguish a fragrant vapor rising to heaven.
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