1 Samuel 1:4 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4

2 And he had ^atwo wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

3 This man went up from his city ^ayearly ^bto worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in ^cShiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

4 And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an ^aoffering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, ^aalthough the Lord had closed her womb.

6 And her rival also ^aprovoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.

7 So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat.

Hannah’s Vow

8 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 ^abetter to you than ten sons?”

9 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of ^athe tabernacle of the Lord.

10 ^aAnd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and¹ wept in anguish.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 1:4

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American Standard Version
And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

Amplified® Bible
When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give to Peninnah his wife and all her sons and daughters portions [of the sacrificial meat].

Contemporary English Version
Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he gave some of the meat to Peninnah and some to each of her sons and daughters.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass on the day that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters portions;

Good News Bible
Each time Elkanah offered his sacrifice, he would give one share of the meat to Peninnah and one share to each of her children.

King James Version
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

New American Standard Bible
When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;

New International Version
Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

New King James Version
And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;

Revised Standard Version
On the day when Elka'nah sacrificed, he would give portions to Penin'nah his wife and to all her sons and daughters;

Young's Literal Translation
And the day cometh, and Elkanah sacrificeth, and he hath given to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions,

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