Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Samuel 1:14

"And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee." — 1 Samuel 1:14 (ASV)

And Eli said to her. — The Septuagint attempts to soften the harshness of the high priest to Hannah by inserting before Eli the word “servant,” or “young man,” thus suggesting that the hard, unjust words were spoken by an attendant. But it is clear that the English Version represents the true text here, for in the next verse Hannah replies directly to Eli with the simple words No, my lord.