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1 Samuel 1:5
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Christian Standard Bible®
But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving.
But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the Lord had kept her from conceiving.
Hebrew Names Version
but to Hannah he gave a double 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 the LORD had shut up her womb.
King James 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 worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.
Lexham English Bible
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, though Yahweh had closed her womb.
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, though Yahweh had closed her womb.
English Standard Version
But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.
But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.
New Century Version
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.
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.
New English Translation
But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.
But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.
Amplified Bible
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the LORD had given her no children.
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the LORD had given her no children.
New American Standard Bible
but to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.
but to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hannah, and the Lorde had made her barren.
But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hannah, and the Lorde had made her barren.
Legacy Standard Bible
but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had closed her womb.
but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had closed her womb.
Contemporary English Version
But he gave Hannah even more, because he loved Hannah very much, even though the Lord had kept her from having children of her own.
But he gave Hannah even more, because he loved Hannah very much, even though the Lord had kept her from having children of her own.
Complete Jewish Bible
but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved Hannah, even though Adonai had kept her from having children.
but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved Hannah, even though Adonai had kept her from having children.
Darby Translation
but to Hannah he used to give a double portion, for he loved Hannah; but Jehovah had shut up her womb.
but to Hannah he used to give a double portion, for he loved Hannah; but Jehovah had shut up her womb.
Easy-to-Read Version
Elkanah always gave an equal share of the food to Hannah. He did this because he loved her very much, even though the Lord had not let Hannah have any children.
Elkanah always gave an equal share of the food to Hannah. He did this because he loved her very much, even though the Lord had not let Hannah have any children.
George Lamsa Translation
But to Hannah he gave a double 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 the LORD had shut up her womb.
Good News Translation
And even though he loved Hannah very much he would give her only one share, because the Lord had kept her from having children.
And even though he loved Hannah very much he would give her only one share, because the Lord had kept her from having children.
Literal Translation
And to Hannah he gave one double portion, for he loved Hannah. And Jehovah had shut up her womb.
And to Hannah he gave one double portion, for he loved Hannah. And Jehovah had shut up her womb.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But vnto Anna he gaue one deale heuely, for he loued Anna. Neuertheles the LORDE had closed hir wombe,
But vnto Anna he gaue one deale heuely, for he loued Anna. Neuertheles the LORDE had closed hir wombe,
American Standard Version
but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.
but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.
Bible in Basic English
But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.
But to Hannah he gave one part, though Hannah was very dear to him, but the Lord had not let her have children.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But vnto Hanna he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hanna, & the Lorde had made her barren.
But vnto Hanna he gaue a worthy portion: for he loued Hanna, & the Lorde had made her barren.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
but unto Hannah he gave a double 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 the LORD had shut up her womb.
King James Version (1611)
But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: (for he loued Hannah, but the Lord had shut vp her wombe.
But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: (for he loued Hannah, but the Lord had shut vp her wombe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And to Anna he gave a prime portion, because she had no child, only Helkana loved Anna more than the other; but the Lord had closed her womb.
And to Anna he gave a prime portion, because she had no child, only Helkana loved Anna more than the other; but the Lord had closed her womb.
English Revised Version
but unto Hannah he gave a double 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 the LORD had shut up her womb.
Berean Standard Bible
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
forsothe he yaf soreufuly o part to Anna, for he louyde Anna; forsothe the Lord hadde closid hir wombe.
forsothe he yaf soreufuly o part to Anna, for he louyde Anna; forsothe the Lord hadde closid hir wombe.
Young's Literal Translation
and to Hannah he giveth a certain portion -- double, for he hath loved Hannah, and Jehovah hath shut her womb;
and to Hannah he giveth a certain portion -- double, for he hath loved Hannah, and Jehovah hath shut her womb;
Update Bible Version
but to Hannah he gave a special portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
but to Hannah he gave a special portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
Webster's Bible Translation
But to Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah; but the LORD had rendered her barren.
But to Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah; but the LORD had rendered her barren.
World English Bible
but to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
but to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
New King James Version
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the LORD had closed her womb.
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the LORD had closed her womb.
New Living Translation
And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children.
And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children.
New Life Bible
But he would give twice as much to Hannah, for he loved Hannah. But the Lord had made it so she could not have children.
But he would give twice as much to Hannah, for he loved Hannah. But the Lord had made it so she could not have children.
New Revised Standard
but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.
but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, unto Hannah, used he to give one portion, - howbeit, Hannah, he loved, although, Yahweh, had restrained her from having children.
and, unto Hannah, used he to give one portion, - howbeit, Hannah, he loved, although, Yahweh, had restrained her from having children.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna. And the Lord 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.
Revised Standard Version
and, although he loved Hannah, he would give Hannah only one portion, because the LORD had closed her womb.
and, although he loved Hannah, he would give Hannah only one portion, because the LORD had closed her womb.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.
but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.
Contextual Overview
1There once was a man who lived in Ramathaim. He was descended from the old Zuph family in the Ephraim hills. His name was Elkanah. (He was connected with the Zuphs from Ephraim through his father Jeroham, his grandfather Elihu, and his great-grandfather Tohu.) He had two wives. The first was Hannah; the second was Peninnah. Peninnah had children; Hannah did not. 3Every year this man went from his hometown up to Shiloh to worship and offer a sacrifice to God -of-the-Angel-Armies. Eli and his two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served as the priests of God there. When Elkanah sacrificed, he passed helpings from the sacrificial meal around to his wife Peninnah and all her children, but he always gave an especially generous helping to Hannah because he loved her so much, and because God had not given her children. But her rival wife taunted her cruelly, rubbing it in and never letting her forget that God had not given her children. This went on year after year. Every time she went to the sanctuary of God she could expect to be taunted. Hannah was reduced to tears and had no appetite. 8 Her husband Elkanah said, "Oh, Hannah, why are you crying? Why aren't you eating? And why are you so upset? Am I not of more worth to you than ten sons?"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a worthy portion: or, a double portion, The Hebrew phrase, manah achath appayim, is correctly rendered by Gesenius, ein Stud fur zwei personen, doppelle Portion, "a portion for two persons, a double portion;" for aph in Hebrew, and נסןףשנןם in Greek, which literally mean a face, are used for a person. Genesis 43:34, Genesis 45:22
he loved: Genesis 29:30, Genesis 29:31, Deuteronomy 21:15
shut up: Genesis 20:18, Genesis 30:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 30:23 - General 1 Samuel 9:23 - Bring Job 3:10 - it shut not Luke 1:7 - they had
Cross-References
Genesis 1:31
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good! It was evening, it was morning— Day Six.
Genesis 8:22
For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night will never stop."
For as long as Earth lasts, planting and harvest, cold and heat, Summer and winter, day and night will never stop."
Psalms 104:20
class="poetry"> O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !
class="poetry"> O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !
1 Corinthians 3:13
But for right now, friends, I'm completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You're acting like infants in relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I'll nurse you since you don't seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything's going your way? When one of you says, "I'm on Paul's side," and another says, "I'm for Apollos," aren't you being totally infantile? Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God's field in which we are working. Or, to put it another way, you are God's house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you'll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won't get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn't, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won't be torn out; you'll survive—but just barely. You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God's temple, you can be sure of that. God's temple is sacred—and you, remember, are the temple. Don't fool yourself. Don't think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God's fool—that's the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God calls stupid. It's written in Scripture, He exposes the chicanery of the chic. The Master sees through the smoke screens of the know-it-alls. I don't want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift—Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future—all of it is yours, and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God.
But for right now, friends, I'm completely frustrated by your unspiritual dealings with each other and with God. You're acting like infants in relation to Christ, capable of nothing much more than nursing at the breast. Well, then, I'll nurse you since you don't seem capable of anything more. As long as you grab for what makes you feel good or makes you look important, are you really much different than a babe at the breast, content only when everything's going your way? When one of you says, "I'm on Paul's side," and another says, "I'm for Apollos," aren't you being totally infantile? Who do you think Paul is, anyway? Or Apollos, for that matter? Servants, both of us—servants who waited on you as you gradually learned to entrust your lives to our mutual Master. We each carried out our servant assignment. I planted the seed, Apollos watered the plants, but God made you grow. It's not the one who plants or the one who waters who is at the center of this process but God, who makes things grow. Planting and watering are menial servant jobs at minimum wages. What makes them worth doing is the God we are serving. You happen to be God's field in which we are working. Or, to put it another way, you are God's house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each carpenter who comes on the job take care to build on the foundation! Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you'll be found out. The inspection will be thorough and rigorous. You won't get by with a thing. If your work passes inspection, fine; if it doesn't, your part of the building will be torn out and started over. But you won't be torn out; you'll survive—but just barely. You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? No one will get by with vandalizing God's temple, you can be sure of that. God's temple is sacred—and you, remember, are the temple. Don't fool yourself. Don't think that you can be wise merely by being up-to-date with the times. Be God's fool—that's the path to true wisdom. What the world calls smart, God calls stupid. It's written in Scripture, He exposes the chicanery of the chic. The Master sees through the smoke screens of the know-it-alls. I don't want to hear any of you bragging about yourself or anyone else. Everything is already yours as a gift—Paul, Apollos, Peter, the world, life, death, the present, the future—all of it is yours, and you are privileged to be in union with Christ, who is in union with God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion,.... Or, one choice portion, as the Targum; the best part or portion in the peace offering, of what the priest had not; he had the breast and the right shoulder, the next best piece he gave to Hannah; and the word being of the dual number, some render it a double portion; others, "one part of two faces" h; which Jerom interprets, which might be received with a cheerful countenance, it was so good and excellent in its kind; others interpret it that he gave it with a sorrowful i and displeased countenance, because of the reason following, that she had no children; but Ben Gersom understands it of a part or portion of meat that had two faces or appearances; that he gave her one of the pieces, one part of which was very fat, and the other had no fat on it, so that she might choose what she liked best:
for he loved Hannah; loved her best, and therefore did everything to please her, and make her comfortable under her affliction for want of children, and to express his tender affection for her:
but the Lord had shut up her womb; restrained her from conception, and bearing children; see Genesis 20:18 or "though the Lord had shut up her womb" k; this did not abate his love to her.
h מנה אחת אפים "unam portionem duarum facicrum", Sanctius Belgae. i Sic Stockins, p. 79. k ויהוה "quanquam Jehovah", Piscator.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A worthy portion - Probably as in the margin. Naturally she would have had a single portion of the sacrifice (compare 1 Samuel 9:23), but because of his love to her he gave her a double portion, enough for two people (compare Genesis 43:34).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 1:5. Unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion — The Hebrew here is very obscure, יתן מנה אחת אפים yitten manah achath appayim; he gave her one portion of two faces; which the Syriac renders, he gave her one DOUBLE PART; and the Chaldee, he gave her one CHOSEN part; the Arabic is nearly the same; the Vulgate Annae autem dedit unam partem tristis, but to Anna he being sorrowful gave one part. As the shew-bread that was presented to the Lord was called לחם פנים lechem panim, the bread of faces, because it was placed before the face or appearances of the Lord; probably this was called מנה אפים manah appayim, because it was the portion that belonged to, or was placed before, the person who had offered the sacrifice. On this ground it might be said that Elkanah gave Hannah his own portion or a part of that which was placed before himself. Whatever it was, it was intended as a proof of his especial love to her; for, it is added, he loved Hannah.
