1 Samuel 1:7
5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
6 Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
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?”
9 So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
- WEB
- So year by year, when she went up to the LORD’s house, her rival provoked her. Therefore she wept, and didn’t eat.
- ASV
- And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Jehovah, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
- DARBY
- And [as] he did so year by year, as often as she went up to the house of Jehovah, she provoked her thus; and she wept and did not eat.
- BLB
- And it was year by year, when she went up to the house of YHWH, that she provoked her. And she wept and did not eat.
- ÅB
- Slik gjorde han år etter år, så ofte hun dro opp til Herrens hus, og slik krenket Peninna henne, og hun gråt og ville ikke spise.
- OTB
- Dette skjedde år etter år. Hver gang Hanna dro opp til Herrens hus, provoserte hennes rival henne, og hun gråt og ville ikke spise.
- B1930
- Således gjorde han år efter år, så ofte hun drog op til Herrens hus, og således krenket Peninna henne, og hun gråt og vilde ikke ete.
Study notes (Tyndale)
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Cross references
1 Samuel 2:19
Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
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