1 Samuel 1:5

5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.1

1 Samuel 1:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

5 And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children.

1 Samuel 1:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

5 But Elkanah always gave a special share of the meat to Hannah, because he loved Hannah and because the Lord had kept her from having children.

1 Samuel 1:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

5 but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

5 but to Hannah he used to give a double portion, for he loved Hannah; but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

5 He would also give one portion to Hannah because he loved her, even though the Lord had kept her from having children.

1 Samuel 1:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5 But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving.

1 Samuel 1:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

5 but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, though Yahweh had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

5 But he would give two shares of meat to Hannah. That’s because he loved her. He also gave her two shares because the Lord had kept her from having children.

1 Samuel 1:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

5 but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.

A service of Logos Bible Software

Sign up for the Verse of the Day

Get beautiful Bible art delivered to your inbox. We’ll send you a new verse every day to download or share.