Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, for the Lord had not enabled her to have children.
New American Standard Bible
Her rival, however,
King James Version
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
Holman Bible
Her rival would taunt her severely just to provoke her, because the Lord had kept Hannah from conceiving.
International Standard Version
Now the LORD had closed her womb. Her rival would provoke her severely so that she complained loudly because the LORD had closed her womb.
A Conservative Version
And her rival provoked her greatly, to make her fret, because LORD had shut up her womb.
American Standard Version
And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
Amplified
Hannah’s rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the Lord had
Bible in Basic English
And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;
Darby Translation
And her adversary provoked her much also, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
Julia Smith Translation
Being grieved, her distress grieved her so that she was moved because Jehovah shut up about her womb
King James 2000
And her adversary also provoked her severely to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
Lexham Expanded Bible
(Now her rival wife would provoke her severely in order to upset her because Yahweh had closed her womb.)
Modern King James verseion
And her foe also provoked her grievously, in order to make her tremble, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thereto her enemy Peninnah vexed her a good in casting her in the teeth how the LORD had made her barren.
New Heart English Bible
Her rival taunted her severely, to irritate her, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
The Emphasized Bible
And her rival used even to cause her great vexation, for the sake of provoking her, - because Yahweh had restrained her from having children.
Webster
And her adversary also provoked her greatly, to make her fret, because the LORD had made her barren.
World English Bible
Her rival provoked her severely, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.
Youngs Literal Translation
and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.
Themes
Barrenness » Miraculously removed, instances of » Hannah
Children » Not to have » A reproach in israel
Cruelty » Instances of » Peninnah to hannah
Family » Instances of infelicity in » Elkanah, on account of bigamic feuds
Hannah » Her trials and prayer, and promise
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Childlessness
Polygamy » Domestic unhappiness » In elkanah's family
Satire » Hannah's song of exultation over peninnah
Women » Instances of » Peninnah, the wife of elkanah, in her jealous taunting of hannah
Interlinear
Tsarah
Ka`ac
Ka`ac
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 1:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Family Of Elkanah
5 But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children. 6 Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, for the Lord had not enabled her to have children. 7 Peninnah would behave this way year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the Lord's house, Peninnah would upset her so that she would weep and refuse to eat.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:18
You must not take a woman in marriage and then marry her sister as a rival wife while she is still alive, to have sexual intercourse with her.
Job 6:14
"To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Job 24:21
He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.