eighty men came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria who had shaved their beards, torn their clothes, and gashed themselves, and who were carrying grain and incense offerings to bring to the temple of the Lord.
1 Samuel 1:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Year after year, when she went up to the Lord’s house, her rival taunted her in this way. Hannah would weep and would not eat. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So it was year after year; whenever Hannah went up to the Lord's house, Peninnah provoked her, so she wept and did not eat. American Standard Version (1901) And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Jehovah, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. Common English Bible So that is what took place year after year. Whenever Hannah went to the Lord’s house, Peninnah would make fun of her. Then she would cry and wouldn’t eat anything. Catholic Public Domain Version And she did so every year, when the time returned for them to ascend to the temple of the Lord. And she provoked her in this way. And so, she wept and did not take food. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thus she did every year, when the time returned that they went up to the temple of the Lord; and thus she provoked her. But Anna wept, and did not eat. |
eighty men came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria who had shaved their beards, torn their clothes, and gashed themselves, and who were carrying grain and incense offerings to bring to the temple of the Lord.
Her rival would taunt her severely just to provoke her, because the Lord had kept Hannah from conceiving.
‘Hannah, why are you crying? ’ her husband, Elkanah, would ask. ‘Why won’t you eat? Why are you troubled? Am I not better to you than ten sons? ’
Hannah prayed: My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is lifted up by the Lord. My mouth boasts over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.