1st Samuel Chapter 1 verse 8 Holy Bible
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
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Then her husband Elkanah said to her, Hannah, why are you weeping? and why are you taking no food? why is your heart troubled? am I not more to you than ten sons?
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And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? Am not I better to thee than ten sons?
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Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
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Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
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Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why weep you? and why don't you eat? and why is your heart grieved? am I not better to you than ten sons?
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And Elkanah her husband saith to her, `Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Than ten sons.--Merely a round number to express many. The simple narration evidently came from Hannah, who, no doubt, in after years loved to dwell on her past sorrowful life, contrasted with her present strange blessedness as mother of the Restorer of the people.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Hannah,חַנָּה֙ (ḥan·nāh)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 2584: Hannah -- mother of Samuelwhyלָ֣מֶה (lā·meh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatare you crying?”תִבְכִּ֗י (ṯiḇ·kî)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularStrong's 1058: To weep, to bemoanher husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ (’î·šāh)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה (’el·qā·nāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 511: Elkanah -- 'God has created', the name of several Israelitesasked.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Whyוְלָ֙מֶה֙ (wə·lā·meh)Conjunctive waw | InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatwon't youלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noeat?תֹֽאכְלִ֔י (ṯō·ḵə·lî)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularStrong's 398: To eatWhyוְלָ֖מֶה (wə·lā·meh)Conjunctive waw | InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatis your heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְ (lə·ḇā·ḇêḵ)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularStrong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heartso grieved?יֵרַ֣ע (yê·ra‘)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3415: To be broken up, to fearAm Iאָֽנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 595: Inotהֲל֤וֹא (hă·lō·w)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nobetterט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodto youלָ֔ךְ (lāḵ)Preposition | second person feminine singularStrong's Hebrew than tenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖ה (mê·‘ă·śā·rāh)Preposition-m | Number - masculine singularStrong's 6235: Tensons?”בָּנִֽים׃ (bā·nîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 1121: A sonJump to PreviousAfflicted Better Eat Eatest Elkanah Elka'nah Hannah Heart Husband Mean Sad Ten Troubled Weep Weepest Weeping
