1 Samuel 1:6

1 Samuel 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.
• New International Version (NIV)Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:6

4Every year, when Elkanah offered his sacrifices to God, he gave some of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to her sons and daughters. 5Because Elkanah loved Hannah very much, he always gave twice as much meat to her. But the Lord had not let Hannah give birth to any children. Peninnah was not kind to Hannah and she made Hannah very upset. She did this because the Lord had not let Hannah give birth to any children. 7This happened every year when they went to the Lord's house in Shiloh. Peninnah would cause Hannah to be upset. Then Hannah would weep. She would refuse to eat anything. 8Hannah's husband, Elkanah, said to her, ‘Why should you weep and refuse to eat? Do not be so sad. I love you, and that is better than ten sons.’

1 Samuel 1:6 word by word

וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה צָֽרָתָהּ֙ גַּם־כַּ֔עַס בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ כִּֽי־סָגַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בְּעַ֥ד רַחְמָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And her adversaryצָרָהtsârâh · vexerH6869
• also provokedכָּעַסka‛as · to provokeH3707
• her soreכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• for to make her fretרָעַםrâ‛am · to thunderH7481
• because the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had shutסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• upבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
• her wombרֶ֫חֶםrechem · wombH7358

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:6

• Leviticus 18:18Do not marry your wife's sister as a second wife. If your wife is still alive, do not have sex with her sister.
• Job 6:14When a man has no hope, his friends should be kind to him. They should help him, even if he no longer respects God Almighty.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And her adversary - That is, Peninnah. Provoked her sore - Was constantly striving to irritate and vex her, to make her fret - to make her discontented with her lot, because the Lord had denied her children.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. her adversary also provoked her sore--The conduct of Peninnah was most unbecoming. But domestic broils in the houses of polygamists are of frequent occurrence, and the most fruitful cause of them has always been jealousy of the husband's superior affection, as in this case of Hannah. 1Sa 1:9-18. Hannah's Prayer.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:6

• Barrenness
• Childlessness
• Cruelty
• Family
• Hannah
• Polygamy
• Satire
• Tantalizing
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Barren
• Bitterness
• Hannah
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Ark of the Covenant
• Deuteronomy
• Elkanah
• 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