And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.
Parallel translations
- WEB When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions;
- KJV And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
- BSB And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
- NASB When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters;
- NLT On the days Elkanah presented his sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to Peninnah and each of her children.
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Quick answer
At the sacrifice Elkanah distributed portions of the fellowship meal to Peninnah and all her children. The verse highlights how Peninnah's many children stood in contrast to Hannah's emptiness.
Overview
The sacrificial portions were shared in a communal meal before the Lord, an occasion of joy. Yet the very abundance of Peninnah's portions, one for each child, underscored Hannah's lack. The setting of worship becomes the backdrop against which Hannah's private sorrow is felt most keenly.
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- Deut 12:17–18You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vow, nor your freewill offerings, nor the wave offering of your hand;
- Deut 16:11You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are among you, in the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.
- Lev 7:15The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering. He shall not leave any of it until the morning.
- Deut 12:5–7But to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, you shall seek his habitation, and there you shall come.
- Lev 3:4and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.
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