King James Version

1 Samuel 1:10

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

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וְהִ֖יאvehiand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מָ֣רַתmaratbitterמַרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “bitter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly[phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy.נָ֑פֶשׁnafeshcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “creature”, the ordinary formH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvatitpaleland judgeפָּלַלconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and judge”, the next action in the storyH6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, prayintreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וּבָכֹ֥הuvakhoand weepבָּכָהconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and weep”, the verb used for emphasisH1058to weep; generally to bemoan[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.תִבְכֶּֽהtivkehweepבָּכָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “weep”, an unfinished actionH1058to weep; generally to bemoan[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and she was in bitterness of soul — and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto Jehovah, and wept sore.

Young’s Literal Translation

And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,

World English Bible

She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.

Darby Translation

and she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and wept much.

Douay-Rheims

As Anna had her heart full of grief, she prayed to the Lord, shedding many tears,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and she was in bitterness of soul — and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And she was very much grieved in spirit, and prayed to the Lord, and wept abundantly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ αὐτὴ κατώδυνος ψυχῇ, καὶ προσηύξατο πρὸς Κύριον, καί κλαίουσα ἔκλαυσε.