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1 Samuel 1:5

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

But unto Hannah {H2584} he gave {H5414} a {H259} worthy {H639} portion {H4490}; for he loved {H157} Hannah {H2584}: but the LORD {H3068} had shut up {H5462} her womb {H7358}.

but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved Hannah, even though ADONAI had kept her from having children.

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

but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 30:2 (7 votes)

    And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

  • Genesis 29:30 (3 votes)

    And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

  • Genesis 29:31 (3 votes)

    ¶ And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel [was] barren.

  • Genesis 20:18 (2 votes)

    For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

  • Genesis 45:22 (2 votes)

    To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [pieces] of silver, and five changes of raiment.

  • Genesis 16:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.

  • Genesis 43:34 (1 votes)

    And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.