1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:4–5

⁴And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. ⁵But to Hannah he would give a double portion,^c for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

Footnotes

c 1:5 Or a choice portion

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1 Samuel 1:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And whenever the day	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
came	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
for Elkanah	אֶלְקָנָ֑ה	’el·qā·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H511 Elkanah
to present his sacrifice	וַיִּזְבַּ֖ח	way·yiz·baḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
he would give	וְנָתַ֞ן	wə·nā·ṯan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
portions	מָנֽוֹת׃	mā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4490 part, portion
to his wife	אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Peninnah	לִפְנִנָּ֣ה	lip̄·nin·nāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6444 Peninnah
and to all	וּֽלְכָל־	ū·lə·ḵāl-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
her sons	בָּנֶ֛יהָ	bā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter

1 Samuel 1:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But to Hannah	וּלְחַנָּ֕ה	ū·lə·ḥan·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2584 Channah
he would give	יִתֵּ֛ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a	אַחַ֖ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
double	אַפָּ֑יִם	’ap·pā·yim	Noun - md	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
portion	מָנָ֥ה	mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4490 part, portion
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he loved	אָהֵ֔ב	’ā·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H157 love
her	חַנָּה֙	ḥan·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2584 Channah
even though the LORD	וַֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had closed	סָגַ֥ר	sā·ḡar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
her womb	רַחְמָֽהּ׃	raḥ·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7358 womb

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1 Samuel 1:4 Deuteronomy 12:17–18 · Deuteronomy 16:11

1 Samuel 1:5 Genesis 30:2 · Genesis 29:30–31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.