When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!”
1 Samuel 1:6 - English Standard Version 2016 And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [This embarrassed and grieved Hannah] and her rival provoked her greatly to vex her, because the Lord had left her childless. American Standard Version (1901) And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb. Common English Bible And because the LORD had kept Hannah from conceiving, her rival would make fun of her mercilessly, just to bother her. Catholic Public Domain Version And her rival afflicted her and vehemently distressed her, to a great extent, for she rebuked her that the Lord had closed her womb. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Her rival also afflicted her, and troubled her exceedingly, insomuch that she upbraided her, that the Lord had shut up her womb. |
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!”
And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.
“They wrong the barren, childless woman, and do no good to the widow.
“He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.
So she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go up and down on the mountains and weep for my virginity, I and my companions.”
So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat.
And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.