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but to Hannah he would give only one portion—even though he loved Hannah—for Adonai had closed her womb. Her rival would taunt her bitterly to provoke her, because Adonai had closed her womb. So it was year after year, whenever she went up to the House of Adonai, that she would provoke her; so she wept and would not eat.

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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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