And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.

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Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(A)

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14 “He who (A)withholds[a] kindness from a (B)friend
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:14 Syriac, Vulgate (compare Targum); the meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

14 “Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend(A)
    forsakes the fear of the Almighty.(B)

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21 “They wrong the barren, childless woman,
    and do no good to the widow.

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21 They prey on the barren and childless woman,
    and to the widow they show no kindness.(A)

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18 And you shall not take a woman as a (A)rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness (B)while her sister is still alive.

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18 “‘Do not take your wife’s sister(A) as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

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