1 Samuel 1:5

Modern

But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

Traditional

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

Literal

And to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although YHWH had closed her womb.

Latin

Annæ autem dedit partem unam tristis, quia Annam diligebat. Dominus autem concluserat vulvam ejus.

Hebrew

English

But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

Theme notes and profiles

Genesis 30:2
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
Genesis 29:30–31
Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
Genesis 16:1
Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
Genesis 45:22
He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
Genesis 20:18
…for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.
Genesis 43:34
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
Deuteronomy 21:15
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,

Hannah: The mother of the prophet Samuel