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But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, but the Lord had [a]given her no children. Hannah’s rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the Lord had [b]left her childless. So it happened year after year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, Peninnah provoked her; so she wept and would not eat.

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:5 Lit closed her womb.
  2. 1 Samuel 1:6 Lit closed her womb.

But to Hannah he gave a double portion(A) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.(B) Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(C) This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.(D)

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