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1 Samuel 1:14

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙eleyhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).עֵלִ֔יeliEliעֵלִיnoun, proper name — “Eli”H5941Eli, an Israelite highpriestEli.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.מָתַ֖יmataywhenמָתַיparticle, interrogative — “when”H4970properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)long, when.תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִ֑יןtishtakarindrinkשָׁכַרverb, hithpael, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular, paragogic nun — “drink”, an unfinished actionH7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)הָסִ֥ירִיhasiriturnסוּרverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “turn”, a commandH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יֵינֵ֖ךְyeynekhewineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “wine”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).מֵעָלָֽיִךְmealayikhfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from 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,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Eli said unto her: 'How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Eli saith unto her, 'Until when are thou drunken? turn aside thy wine from thee.'

World English Bible

Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Get rid of your wine!”

Darby Translation

And Eli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

Douay-Rheims

And said to her: How long wilt thou, be drunk? digest a little the wine, of which thou hast taken too much.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Eli said unto her: 'How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the servant of Heli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ τὸ παιδάριον Ἡλὶ, ἕως πότε μεθυσθήσῃ; περιελοῦ τὸν οἶνόν σου, καὶ πορεύου ἐκ προσώπου Κυρίου.