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1 Samuel 1:6
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 1:6
New Catholic Bible
6 Her rival[a] provoked her and made her miserable because the Lord had left her barren.
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- 1 Samuel 1:6 Her rival: Hannah, because of her inability to have a child, was considered a failure in Old Testament thinking. It was also permissible for Elkanah to divorce his wife who was barren, but he remained faithful to her. Peninnah filled the role of a second or co-wife, in Hebrew, sara.
1 Samuel 1:6
New International Version
1 Samuel 1:6
New International Version
6 Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(A)
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