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1 Samuel 1:4-8

4And whenever the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961for Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511to present his sacrificeוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076,he would giveוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414portionsמָנֽוֹת׃ma.NotH4490to his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802Peninnahלִפְנִנָּ֣הlif.ni.NahH6444and to allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605her sonsבָּנֶ֛יהָba.Nei.haH1121and daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

5But to Hannahוּלְחַנָּ֕הu.le.cha.NahH2584he would giveיִתֵּ֛ןyi.TenH5414aאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259doubleאַפָּ֑יִם'a.Pa.yimH639portionמָנָ֥הma.NahH4490,forכִּ֤יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853he lovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157herחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584even though the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had closedסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

6Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had closedסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462Hannah’swombבְּעַ֥ד רַחְמָֽהּ׃be.'Ad rach.MahH1157 H7358,her rivalצָֽרָתָהּ֙ גַּם־tza.ra.Tah gam-H6869 H1571בַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668would provoke herהַרְּעִמָ֑הּha.re.'i.MahH7481viciouslyכַּ֔עַסKa.'asH3708to taunt herוְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּהve.khi.'a.Sa.tahH3707.

7And this went onוְכֵ֨ן יַעֲשֶׂ֜הve.Khen ya.'a.SehH3651 H6213yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141after yearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141.Wheneverמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767Hannahwent upעֲלֹתָהּ֙'a.lo.TahH5927to the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068כֵּ֖ןkenH3651, her rivaltaunted herתַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּהtakh.'i.Se.nahH3707until she weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058and would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808eatתֹאכַֽל׃to.KhalH398.

8“Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,whyלָ֣מֶהLa.mehH4100are you cryingתִבְכִּ֗יtiv.KiH1058?”her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Whyוְלָ֙מֶה֙ve.La.mehH4100won’t youלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹֽאכְלִ֔יtokh.LiH398?Whyוְלָ֖מֶהve.La.mehH4100is your heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824so grievedיֵרַ֣עye.Ra'H3415?Am Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808betterט֣וֹבTovH2896to youthan tenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'a.sa.RahH6235sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121?”

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