American Standard Version
"And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb. "
— 1 Samuel 1:6, American Standard Version
“And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.”
“Her rival provoked her severely, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.”
“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.”
“Her rival also afflicted her, and troubled her exceedingly, insomuch that she upbraided her, that the Lord had shut up her womb:”
“And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;”
“And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.”
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?
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.