⁵ But to Hannah he gave a double portion^(A) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.^{(B) 6} Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.^{(C) 7} 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)