1 Samuel 1:8 - The Scriptures 1998

⁸ And her husband Elqanah said to her, “Ḥ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Then Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why do you cry? And why do you not eat? And why are you grieving? Am I not more to you than ten sons?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And Elkanah her husband said unto 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?

Common English Bible

⁸ “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah would say to her. “Why won’t you eat? Why are you so sad? Aren’t I worth more to you than ten sons?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Therefore, her husband Elkanah said to her: "Hannah, why are you weeping? And why do you not eat? And for what reason do you afflict your heart? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"

1 Samuel 1:8 Cross References

2 Kings 8:12

And Ḥ

Job 6:14

To a despiser of friends: shame! For he is forsaking the fear of the Almighty.

Psalm 43:4

That I might come to the altar of Elohim, To Ě

Isaiah 54:1

“Sing, O barren one, you who did not bear! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, you who have not been in labour! For the children of the deserted one are more than the children of the married woman,” said יהוה.

Isaiah 54:6

“For יהוה  has called you like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, like a wife of youth when you were refused,” declares your Elohim.

John 20:13

And they said to her, “Woman, why do you weep?” She said to them, “Because they took away my Master, and I do not know where they laid Him.”

John 20:15

יהושע  said to her, “Woman, why do you weep? Whom do you seek?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said to Him, “Master, if You have carried Him away, say to me where You put Him, and I shall take Him away.”

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we appeal to you, brothers, warn those who are disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all.

Ruth 4:15

“And he shall be to you a restorer of life and a sustainer of your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him.”

1 Samuel 1:7

And so he did, year by year. Whenever she went up to the House of יהוה, she was provoked, so that she wept and did not eat.