1 Samuel 1:4

1 Samuel 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
• New International Version (NIV)Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:4

2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other named Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 3This man went up from his city each year to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh. Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests to the Lord there. When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions [of the sacrificial meat] to Peninnah his wife and all her sons and daughters. 5But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the Lord had given her no children. 6Hannah’s rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the Lord had left her childless.

1 Samuel 1:4 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם וַיִּזְבַּ֖ח אֶלְקָנָ֑ה וְנָתַ֞ן לִפְנִנָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וּֽלְכָל־בָּנֶ֛יהָ וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ מָנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• was that Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• offeredזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• he gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to Peninnahפְּנִנָּהpeninnâh · PeninnahH6444
• his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and to all her sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and her daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• portionsמָנָהmânâh · portionH4490

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:4

• Leviticus 3:4and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver which he shall remove with the kidneys.
• Leviticus 7:15‘The meat of the sacrifice of thanksgiving presented as a peace offering shall be eaten on the day that it is offered; none of it shall be left until morning.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to establish His Name there for His dwelling [place], and there you shall come [to worship Him].
• Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is within your [city] gates, and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence).

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He gave - portions - The sacrifices which were made were probably peace-offerings, of which the blood was poured out at the foot of the altar; the fat was burnt on the fire; the breast and right shoulder were the portion of the priest, and the rest belonged to him who made the offering; on it he and his family feasted, each receiving his portion; and to these feasts God commands them to invite the Levite, the poor, the widow, and the orphan, Deuteronomy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Sacrifice … portions [of the meat]: Some sacrifices included sharing part of the animal in a community meal (see Leviticus 7:11–34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. when ... Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah ... portions--The offerer received back the greater part of the peace offerings, which he and his family or friends were accustomed to eat at a social feast before the Lord. (See on Le 3:3; De 12:12). It was out of these consecrated viands Elkanah gave portions to all the members of his family; but "unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion"; that is, a larger choice, according to the Eastern fashion of showing…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:4

• Cruelty
• Elkanah
• Family
• Favoritism
• Hannah
• Polygamy
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Elkanah
• Entertain
• Hannah
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Ark of the Covenant
• Deuteronomy
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings