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1 Samuel 1:5–6

But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, ialthough the Lord had closed her womb. And her rival also jprovoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.

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1 Samuel 1:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb. Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb. And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children. So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

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. Peninnah would tease Hannah and upset her, because the Lord had made her unable to have children.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb. And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

but to Hannah he used to give a double portion, for he loved Hannah; but Jehovah had shut up her womb. And her adversary provoked her much also, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He would also give one portion to Hannah because he loved her, even though the Lord had kept her from having children. Because the Lord had made her unable to have children, her rival ⸤Peninnah⸥ tormented her endlessly in order to make her miserable.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving. Her rival would taunt her severely just to provoke her, because the Lord had kept Hannah from conceiving.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. Her rival used to provoke her severely, to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, though Yahweh had closed her womb. (Now her rival wife would provoke her severely in order to upset her because Yahweh had closed her womb.)

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

Peninnah teased Hannah to make her angry. She did it because the Lord had kept Hannah from having children.

1 Samuel 1:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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

Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.


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