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1 Samuel 1:6

World English Bible

Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.

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1 Samuel 1:6 in other translations

And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

1 Samuel 1:6 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 1:6 in context

  1. 4When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions;
  2. 5but to Hannah he gave a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
  3. 6Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.
  4. 7So year by year, when she went up to Yahweh’s house, her rival provoked her. Therefore she wept, and didn’t eat.
  5. 8Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why don’t you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”