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for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the LORD had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />but to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the LORD had given her no children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the LORD had kept her from conceiving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved her even though the LORD had kept her from conceiving. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but unto Hannah he gave a double portion: for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had shut up her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He would also give one portion to Hannah because he loved her, even though the LORD had kept her from having children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And even though he loved Hannah very much he would give her only one share, because the LORD had kept her from having children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />but he would give twice as much to Hannah because he loved her. Now the LORD had closed her womb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the LORD had not enabled her to have children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But to Hannah he would give a double portion because he loved Hannah. Now the LORD had kept her from conceiving. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But to Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah; but the LORD had rendered her barren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he gives a certain portion to Hannah—double, for he has loved Hannah, and YHWH has shut her womb;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and to Hannah he giveth a certain portion -- double, for he hath loved Hannah, and Jehovah hath shut her womb;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to Hannah he will give one portion more, for he loved Hannah; and Jehovah shut up her womb.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna. And the Lord had shut up her womb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But to Hannah he gave one portion with sorrow. For he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but he would give a double portion to Hannah because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the LORD had closed her womb.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah; but the LORD had shut up her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And to Khanna he gave one double portion, because he loved Khanna, and LORD JEHOVAH had shut her womb<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had shut up her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And to Anna he gave a prime portion, because she had no child, only Helkana loved Anna more than the other; but the Lord <i>had</i> closed her womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=49" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Elkanah and His Wives</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2584.htm" title="2584: ū·lə·ḥan·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Mother of Samuel. From chanan; favored; Channah, an Israelitess.">But to Hannah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">he would give</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pā·yim (N-md) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">double</a> <a href="/hebrew/4490.htm" title="4490: mā·nāh (N-fs) -- Part, portion. From manah; properly, something weighed out, i.e. a division; specifically a ration; also a lot.">portion,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ā·hêḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">he loved</a> <a href="/hebrew/2584.htm" title="2584: ḥan·nāh (N-proper-fs) -- Mother of Samuel. From chanan; favored; Channah, an Israelitess.">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">even though the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: sā·ḡar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">had closed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7358.htm" title="7358: raḥ·māh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Womb. From racham; the womb.">her womb.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Genesis 30:1-2</a></span><br />When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob. / Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-31.htm">Genesis 29:31</a></span><br />When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Genesis 25:21</a></span><br />Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/16-2.htm">Genesis 16:2</a></span><br />So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1-2</a></span><br />Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. / So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/13-2.htm">Judges 13:2-3</a></span><br />Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children. / The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/113-9.htm">Psalm 113:9</a></span><br />He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3</a></span><br />Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a></span><br />“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-7.htm">Luke 1:7</a></span><br />But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-13.htm">Luke 1:13</a></span><br />But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-25.htm">Luke 1:25</a></span><br />“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-36.htm">Luke 1:36</a></span><br />Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10-12</a></span><br />Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-15.htm">Romans 9:15-16</a></span><br />For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” / So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But to Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.</p><p class="hdg">a worthy portion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-34.htm">Genesis 43:34</a></b></br> And he took <i>and sent</i> messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-22.htm">Genesis 45:22</a></b></br> To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred <i>pieces</i> of silver, and five changes of raiment.</p><p class="hdg">he loved</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-30.htm">Genesis 29:30,31</a></b></br> And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Deuteronomy 21:15</a></b></br> If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, <i>both</i> the beloved and the hated; and <i>if</i> the firstborn son be hers that was hated:</p><p class="hdg">shut up</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Genesis 20:18</a></b></br> For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-2.htm">Genesis 30:2</a></b></br> And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, <i>Am</i> I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/3-12.htm">Although</a> <a href="/judges/13-3.htm">Barren</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/3-23.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-17.htm">Double</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-2.htm">Hannah</a> <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ruth/2-3.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/judges/9-56.htm">Rendered</a> <a href="/ruth/1-13.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Used</a> <a href="/ruth/1-11.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/ruth/3-11.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">Although</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm">Barren</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-21.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-7.htm">Double</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-7.htm">Hannah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-21.htm">Loved</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-18.htm">Part</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-23.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-17.htm">Rendered</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm">Used</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-16.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-1.htm">Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Hannah in grief prays for a child</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-12.htm">Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Elkanah's act of giving Hannah a double portion demonstrates his deep affection and preference for her, despite her barrenness. This gesture is significant in a culture where a woman's worth was often measured by her ability to bear children. The double portion can be seen as a symbol of Elkanah's love and an attempt to comfort Hannah in her distress. This act also foreshadows the future blessing and favor that God would bestow upon Hannah.<p><b>for he loved her</b><br>Elkanah's love for Hannah is emphasized here, highlighting the personal and emotional dynamics within the family. This love is significant because it contrasts with the cultural norm where a woman's value was often tied to her fertility. Elkanah's love for Hannah, despite her inability to bear children, reflects a deeper, unconditional love. This mirrors the love God has for His people, which is not based on their productivity or status but on His covenantal commitment.<p><b>even though the LORD had closed her womb</b><br>The phrase acknowledges God's sovereignty over the circumstances of Hannah's life. In the biblical narrative, barrenness is often portrayed as a temporary state that God can change, as seen in the stories of Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel. This phrase sets the stage for the miraculous birth of Samuel, emphasizing that God has a purpose and timing for everything. It also highlights a theme of divine intervention and the reversal of fortunes, which is prevalent throughout Scripture. The closing of Hannah's womb can be seen as a test of faith, leading to a greater demonstration of God's power and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm">Hannah</a></b><br>A devout woman and the wife of Elkanah, who is deeply loved by her husband but is barren, which causes her great distress.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/elkanah.htm">Elkanah</a></b><br>Hannah's husband, who shows his love for her by giving her a double portion of the sacrificial offering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/peninnah.htm">Peninnah</a></b><br>Elkanah's other wife, who has children and often provokes Hannah because of her barrenness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a></b><br>The religious center where the tabernacle was located during this time, and where Elkanah and his family went to offer sacrifices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who, in His divine wisdom, had closed Hannah's womb, setting the stage for His greater purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_our_circumstances.htm">God's Sovereignty in Our Circumstances</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control, even in difficult situations like Hannah's barrenness. Trust in His timing and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_love_and_support.htm">The Power of Love and Support</a></b><br>Elkanah's love for Hannah, demonstrated through his actions, reminds us of the importance of supporting and loving those who are struggling.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_worship.htm">Faithfulness in Worship</a></b><br>Despite her distress, Hannah faithfully participates in worship and sacrifices, teaching us to remain committed to God even when life is challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prayer_in_trials.htm">The Role of Prayer in Trials</a></b><br>Hannah's account encourages us to bring our deepest desires and pains to God in prayer, trusting that He hears and cares for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_greater_plan.htm">God's Greater Plan</a></b><br>Sometimes God allows challenges to prepare us for greater blessings and purposes, as seen in Hannah's eventual role as the mother of Samuel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hannah's_story_conflict_with_medicine.htm">Does attributing Hannah’s childlessness and eventual conception to divine intervention (1 Samuel 1:5, 19–20) conflict with modern medical understanding? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_hannah's_faith_lead_to_samuel.htm">How did Hannah's faith lead to Samuel's birth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_double_portion.htm">What does receiving a double portion mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_hannah_conceive_after_infertility.htm">How can Hannah’s sudden pregnancy in 1 Samuel 1:5, 20 be explained given her long-term infertility? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">A worthy portion.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">one portion for two persons: i.e., </span>a double portion. It was an expression of his deep love for her. As Von Gerlach puts it, "Thou art as dear to me as if thou hadst borne me a child." Some scholars would translate the difficult Hebrew expression here by, "But to Hannah he gave a portion of anger or sadness," thus intensifying the natural sorrow of Hannah by representing her husband as unkind. The Vulgate, Luther, and Abarbanel favour this singular interpretation; but the one adopted by the English Version, and explained above, is in all respects grammatically and exegetically to be preferred.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A worthy portion.</span> This rendering is based upon the idea that the Hebrew, which is literally "one portion of two faces," may mean "one portion enough for two persons." But for this there is no sufficient authority, and though the word is a dual, it really signifies the two sides of the face, or more exactly "the two nostrils," and so simply the countenance. The Syriac translation, "a double portion," is based upon an accidental resemblance between the words. As the term sometimes signifies anger from the swelling of the nostrils of an enraged person, the Vulgate translates, "And Elkanah was sad when he gave Hannah her portion; for..." The Septuagint has a different reading, <span class="accented">epes</span> for <span class="accented">apaim</span>, and though the words look different in our writing, they are nearly identical in Hebrew. This is probably the true reading, and the translation would then be, <span class="accented">"And to Hannah he gave one portion only</span> (because she bad no child, while Peninnah had many portions, as each son and daughter had a share); <span class="accented">for he loved Hannah</span> (and did not leave her without this mark of affection), <span class="accented">though Jehovah had shut up her womb."</span> These portions were of course taken from those parts of the victim which formed a feast for the offerers, after Jehovah and the priests had had their dues. It is plain from this feast that Elkanah's annual sacrifice was a peace offering, for the law of which see <a href="/leviticus/7-11.htm">Leviticus 7:11-21</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/1-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But to Hannah</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְחַנָּ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḥan·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2584.htm">Strong's 2584: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hannah -- mother of Samuel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he would give</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתֵּ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">double</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפָּ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">portion,</span><br /><span class="heb">מָנָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4490.htm">Strong's 4490: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something weighed out, a division, a ration, a lot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he loved</span><br /><span class="heb">אָהֵ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·hêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her</span><br /><span class="heb">חַנָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥan·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2584.htm">Strong's 2584: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hannah -- mother of Samuel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even though the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had closed</span><br /><span class="heb">סָגַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḡar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her womb.</span><br /><span class="heb">רַחְמָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(raḥ·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7358.htm">Strong's 7358: </a> </span><span class="str2">The womb </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 1:5 But to Hannah he gave a double (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>