New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 1:8
8Then Elkanah her husband would say to her, “Hannah, why do you weep, and why do you not eat, and why is your heart sad? 1Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
1 Samuel 1:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
- New International Version (NIV)Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
Context of 1 Samuel 1:8
6Her rival, moreover, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. 7And it happened year after year, as often as she went up to the house of the Lord, that she would provoke her; so she wept and would not eat. Then Elkanah her husband would say to her, “Hannah, why do you weep, and why do you not eat, and why is your heart sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” 9Then Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the Lord. 10She, greatly distressed, prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָ֜הּ אֶלְקָנָ֣ה אִישָׁ֗הּ חַנָּה֙ לָ֣מֶה תִבְכִּ֗י וְלָ֙מֶה֙ לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְלִ֔י וְלָ֖מֶה יֵרַ֣ע לְבָבֵ֑ךְ הֲל֤וֹא אָֽנֹכִי֙ ט֣וֹב לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲשָׂרָ֖ה בָּנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
- Then Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
- her husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
- would sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to her, “Hannahחַנָּהchannâh · HannahH2584
- whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- do you weepבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- do you not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- isרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
- your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- Am I not betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- to you thanמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:8
- 2 Samuel 12:16David therefore pleaded with God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.
- 2 Kings 8:12And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: you will set their fortified cities on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, their little ones you will smash to pieces, and you will rip up their pregnant women.”
- Job 6:14“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; So that he does not abandon the fear of the Almighty.
- John 20:13And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14We urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
- Ruth 4:15May he also be to you one who restores life and sustains your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”
- Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And I will praise You on the lyre, God, my God.
- Isaiah 54:1“Shout for joy, infertile one, you who have not given birth to any child; Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not been in labor; For the sons of the desolate one will be more numerous Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Am not I better to thee than ten sons? - Ten, a certain for an uncertain number. Is not my especial affection to thee better than all the comfort thou couldst gain, even from a numerous family?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
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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
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