And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

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A certain man of Zorah,(A) named Manoah,(B) from the clan of the Danites,(C) had a wife who was childless,(D) unable to give birth.

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41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,

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41 The territory of their inheritance included:

Zorah, Eshtaol,(A) Ir Shemesh,

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And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.

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33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

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33 In the western foothills:

Eshtaol,(A) Zorah,(B) Ashnah,(C)

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21 And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless.(A) The Lord answered his prayer,(B) and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

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And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

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He had two wives;(A) one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

Year after year(B) this man went up from his town to worship(C) and sacrifice to the Lord Almighty at Shiloh,(D) where Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli,(E) were priests of the Lord. Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice,(F) he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.(G) But to Hannah he gave a double portion(H) because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.(I) Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.(J)

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16 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

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Hagar and Ishmael

16 Now Sarai,(A) Abram’s wife, had borne him no children.(B) But she had an Egyptian slave(C) named Hagar;(D)

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