KJV King James Version
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 1:6
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her.
WEB World English Bible
Her rival provoked her severely, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.
ASV American Standard Version
And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 1
3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, [were] there.
4 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.
6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
7 And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
8 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?
9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
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וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּהH3707 · ka.asto provokeצָֽרָתָהּ֙H6869 · bats.tsa.rahdearthגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoכַּ֔עַסH3708 · ka.asvexationבַּעֲב֖וּרH5668 · a.vurfor the sake ofהַרְּעִמָ֑הּH7481 · ra.amto thunderכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforסָגַ֥רH5462 · sa.garto shutיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּעַ֥דH1157 · be.adabout/through/forרַחְמָֽהּ׃H7358 · re.chemwomb
Cross-references
Job 6:14To him that is afflicted pity [should be shewed] from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.Job 24:21He evil entreateth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.Leviticus 18:18Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].
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