And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up 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 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

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

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21 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not 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 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

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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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