Her rival provoked her severely, to irritate her, because Yahweh had shut up her womb.
Parallel translations
- KJV And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
- BSB Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
- NKJV And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.
- NASB Her rival, moreover, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.
- NLT So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Job 6:14“To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
- Job 24:21He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
- Lev 18:18“‘You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.
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