1.4 KiB
I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit
"I am a woman who is deeply sad"
pouring out my soul before Yahweh
This is an idiom that means "telling Yahweh my deepest emotions." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Do not consider your servant to be
Hannah speaks of herself in the second person to show her humility. It can be stated in first person. AT: "Do not consider me, your servant, to be" or "Do not consider me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
I have been speaking out of the abundance of my great concern and provocation
This is another way of saying that she has a "sorrowful spirit," as in 1:15. The abstract nouns "abundance," "concern," and "provocation" can be translated as adjectives and verbs. AT: "I have been speaking because I am very sad, and my rival has greatly provoked me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
concern and provocation
These words both mean that Hannah is sad and annoyed because her rival has been provoking her. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
concern
Peninnah irritates and annoys her.
provocation
Hannah is referring to the grief and shame she feels because Peninnah is being cruel to her.