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1 Samuel 1:6

Envy and jealousyGriefConflict and reconciliation

4 And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.

7 And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.

8 “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
KJV
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
WEB
Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
ASV
And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
DARBY
And her adversary provoked her much also, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
BLB
And her rival also provoked her severely to make her miserable, because YHWH had shut up her womb.
ÅB
og hennes medbeilerske krenket henne også sårt for å egge henne til vrede, fordi Herren hadde lukket for hennes morsliv.
OTB
Hennes rival provoserte henne bittert for å gjøre henne opprørt, fordi Herren hadde lukket hennes livmor.
B1930
og hennes medbeilerske krenket henne også sårt for å egge henne til vrede, fordi Herren hadde lukket for hennes morsliv.

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