Commentaire sur Samuel 1 1:26
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י חֵ֥י נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אֲדֹנִ֑י אֲנִ֣י הָאִשָּׁ֗ה הַנִּצֶּ֤בֶת עִמְּכָה֙ בָּזֶ֔ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃
et Hanna lui dit: "Ecoute-moi, seigneur! Par ta vie, seigneur! Je suis cette femme que tu as vue ici, près de toi, implorer l’Éternel.
Rashi on I Samuel
Please my lord. Take care of him, that he become your disciple. But according to the Midrash of our Sages, [she asked of Eili] not to punish him with death.
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Metzudat David on I Samuel
Please, my lord: She requested from Eli, and made him swear by his own soul, to keep his eye on the lad.
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Radak on I Samuel
Please, my lord: It is a matter of a supplication and a request - like its translation [in Targum Yonatan], "please, my master" - as you live, that you should keep your eyes upon this lad and teach him, for "I am the woman" who prayed to the Lord.
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