American Standard Version
"but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb. "
— 1 Samuel 1:5, American Standard Version
“But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.”
“but to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.”
“But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, although the LORD had not enabled her to have children.”
“But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna. And the Lord had shut up her womb.”
“But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.”
“But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.”
and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there.
And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
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.
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.
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?