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Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion - The Hebrew here is very obscure, 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 lechem panim , the bread of faces, because it was placed before the face or appearances of the Lord; probably this was called manah appayim , because it was the portion that belonged to, or was placed before, the person who had offered the sacrifice. On this ground it might be said that Elkanah gave Hannah his own portion or a part of that which was placed before himself. Whatever it was, it was intended as a proof of his especial love to her; for, it is added, he loved Hannah.
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