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

3Every year this man would go from his own city to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Armies at Shiloh. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served there as priests of the Lord. 4Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he would give portions of it to his wife Peninnah and all her sons and daughters. He would also give one portion to Hannah because he loved her, even though the Lord had kept her from having children. 6Because the Lord had made her unable to have children, her rival ⌞Peninnah⌟ tormented her endlessly in order to make her miserable. 7This happened year after year. Whenever Hannah went to the Lord’s house, Peninnah would make her miserable, and Hannah would cry and 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 had portions of food brought to them from his table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times more than any of the others. So they ate and drank with Joseph until they were drunk.
• Genesis 45:22He gave each of them a change of clothes, but he gave Benjamin three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.
• Genesis 29:30Jacob slept with Rachel too. He loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
• Deuteronomy 21:15A man might have two wives and love one but not the other. Both wives might have children, and the firstborn son might belong to the wife that the man doesn’t love.
• Genesis 20:18(The Lord had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech’s household to have children because of Abraham’s wife Sarah.)
• Genesis 30:2Jacob became angry with Rachel and asked, “Can I take the place of God, who has kept you from having 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