¶ And her adversary vexed her sore, forasmuch as she upbraided her, because the Lord had made her barren.

(And so did he year by year) and as oft as she went up to the house of the Lord, thus she vexed her, that she wept and did not eat.

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thine heart troubled? am not I better to thee than ten [a]sons?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:8 Let this suffice thee, that I love thee no less, than if thou hadst many children.

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