NET Bible
"But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, although the LORD had not enabled her to have children."
— 1 Samuel 1:5, NET Bible
“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 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.”
He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
This man would go up from his city year after year to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies at Shiloh.(It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the LORD’s priests.)
The day came and Elkanah sacrificed.(Now he used to give meat portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, although the LORD had not enabled her to have children.
Her rival used to aggravate her to the point of exasperation, just to irritate her, since the LORD had not enabled her to have children.
This is how it would go year after year. As often as she went up to the LORD’s house, Peninnah would offend her that way.) So she cried and refused to eat.
Then her husband Elkanah said to her,“Hannah, why are you crying and why won’t you eat? Why are you so upset? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”