So he said,"Whatthen is to be donefor her?" And Gehazianswered,"Trulyshe hasnosonand her husbandis old."
Then Abrahamfellon his faceand laughed,and saidin his heart,"Will a child be bornto a manone hundredyearsold?And will Sarah,who is ninetyyearsold,bear[a child]?"
Isaacprayedto the LORDon behalfof his wife,becauseshe was barren;and the LORDansweredhim and Rebekahhis wifeconceived.
Now when Rachelsawthat she boreJacobnochildren, she becamejealousof her sister;and she saidto Jacob,"Giveme children,or elseI die."
He saidto him, "Saynowto her, 'Behold,you have beencarefulfor us with allthiscare;whatcan I dofor you? Wouldyou be spokenfor to the kingorto the captainof the army?'"And she answered,"I liveamongmy own people."
He said,"Callher." When he had calledher, she stoodin the doorway.
But they hadnochild,becauseElizabethwas barren,and they were bothadvancedin years.
There was a certainmanof Zorah,of the familyof the Danites,whose namewas Manoah;and his wifewas barrenand had borneno[children].
He had twowives:the nameof onewas Hannahand the nameof the otherPeninnah;and Peninnahhadchildren,but Hannahhadnochildren.
Then Elkanahher husbandsaidto her, "Hannah,whydo you weepand whydo you not eatand whyis your heartsad?Am I not betterto you thantensons?"
