New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 1:5-10

5but to Hannahוּלְחַנָּ֕הu.le.cha.NahH2584he would giveיִתֵּ֛ןyi.TenH5414a doubleאַפָּ֑יִם'a.Pa.yimH639portionמָנָ֥הma.NahH4490,for he lovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,but the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had closedסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

6Her rivalצָֽרָתָהּ֙tza.ra.TahH6869, however,would provokeוְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּהve.khi.'a.Sa.tahH3707her bitterlyגַּם־ כַּ֔עַסgam- Ka.'asH1571 H3708to irritateהַרְּעִמָ֑הּha.re.'i.MahH7481her, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had closedסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

7It happenedיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141after yearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141,as oftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as she wentעֲלֹתָהּ֙'a.lo.TahH5927up to the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,she would provokeתַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּהtakh.'i.Se.nahH3707her; so she weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058and would not eatתֹאכַֽל׃to.KhalH398.

8Then Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,whyלָ֣מֶהLa.mehH4100do you weepתִבְכִּ֗יtiv.KiH1058and whyוְלָ֙מֶה֙ve.La.mehH4100do you not eatתֹֽאכְלִ֔יtokh.LiH398and whyוְלָ֖מֶהve.La.mehH4100is your heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824sadH7489?Am I not betterט֣וֹבTovH2896to you thanH4480tenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'a.sa.RahH6235sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121?”

9Then Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584roseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965afterH310eatingאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398and drinkingשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354in Shilohבְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.LohH7887.Now Eliוְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.LiH5941the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548was sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427on the seatהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678by the doorpostמְזוּזַ֖תme.zu.ZatH4201ofthe templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10She,greatlyH4751distressedH4751,prayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לva.tit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and weptוּבָכֹ֥הu.va.KhohH1058bitterlyתִבְכֶּֽה׃tiv.KehH1058.

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