1 Samuel 1:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 but he would give a double portion to Hannah because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.(A) 6 Her rival,[a] to upset her, would torment her constantly, since the Lord had closed her womb.(B) 7 Year after year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, Peninnah would provoke her, and Hannah would weep and refuse to eat.[b]
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- 1:6 Her rival: Hebrew sara, “rival wife, co-wife”; in the Talmud, a technical term for a second or co-wife.
- 1:7 In biblical narrative, the social status gained by producing children, especially males, often set woman against woman; cf. e.g., Gn 16, 21, 30. Peninnah’s provocations may be the arrogant boasting mentioned in 2:3.
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