1 Samuel 1:5

1 Samuel 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.
• New International Version (NIV)But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:5

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. 4When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions [of the sacrificial meat] to Peninnah his wife and all her sons and daughters. But 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. 7So it happened year after year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, Peninnah provoked her; so she wept and would not eat.

1 Samuel 1:5 word by word

וּלְחַנָּ֕ה יִתֵּ֛ן מָנָ֥ה אַחַ֖ת אַפָּ֑יִם כִּ֤י אֶת־חַנָּה֙ אָהֵ֔ב וַֽיהוָ֖ה סָגַ֥ר רַחְמָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But unto Hannahחַנָּהchannâh · HannahH2584
• he gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• worthyאַף'aph · faceH639
• portionמָנָהmânâh · portionH4490
• for he lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• but the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had shut upסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• her wombרֶ֫חֶםrechem · wombH7358

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:5

• Genesis 43:34Joseph selected and sent portions to them from his own table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they feasted and drank freely and celebrated with him.
• Genesis 45:22To each of them Joseph gave changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
• Genesis 29:30So Jacob consummated his marriage and lived with Rachel [as his wife], and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and he served with Laban for another seven years.
• Deuteronomy 21:15“If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both the loved and the unloved have born him sons, and the firstborn son belongs to the unloved wife,
• Genesis 20:18for the Lord had securely closed the wombs of all [the women] in Abimelech’s household because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
• Genesis 30:2Then Jacob became furious with Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has denied you children?”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion - The Hebrew here is very obscure, אפים אחת מנה יתן 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 פנים לחם…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5A 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).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-8Commentary by Robert Jamieson 1Sa 1:1-8. Of Elkanah and His Two Wives. 1-2. a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim--The first word being in the dual number, signifies the double city--the old and new town of Ramah (1Sa 1:19). There were five cities of this name, all on high ground. This city had the addition of Zophim attached to it, because it was founded by Zuph, "an Ephrathite," that is a native of Ephratha. Beth-lehem, and the expression "of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:5

• Cruelty
• Family
• Favoritism
• Hannah
• Polygamy
• Satire
• Women

In the dictionaries

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

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