Catholic Public Domain Version
"But to Hannah he gave one portion with sorrow. For he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb. "
— 1 Samuel 1:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.”
“but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah 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 one was Hannah, and the name of the second was Peninnah. And Peninnah had sons. But Hannah did not have children.
And this man went up from his city, on the established days, so that he might adore and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of the Lord, were in that place.
Then the day arrived, and Elkanah immolated. And he gave portions to his wife Peninnah, and to all her sons and daughters.
But to Hannah he gave one portion with sorrow. For he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.
And her rival afflicted her and vehemently distressed her, to a great extent, for she rebuked her that the Lord had closed her womb.
And she did so every year, when the time returned for them to ascend to the temple of the Lord. And she provoked her in this way. And so, she wept and did not take food.
Therefore, her husband Elkanah said to her: “Hannah, why are you weeping? And why do you not eat? And for what reason do you afflict your heart? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”