1 Samuel 1:5
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But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna. And the Lord had shut up her womb.

a worthy portion.

Genesis 43:34 Taking the messes which they received of him: and the greater mess came to Benjamin, so that it exceeded by five parts. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Genesis 45:22 He ordered also to be brought out for every one of them two robes: but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, with five robes of the best:

he loved

Genesis 29:30,31 And having at length obtained the marriage he wished for, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and served with him other seven years. . . .

Deuteronomy 21:15 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they have had children by him, and the son of the hated be the firstborn,

shut up

Genesis 20:18 For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech, on account of Sara, Abraham's wife.

Genesis 30:2 And Jacob being angry with her, answered: Am I as God, who hath deprived thee of the fruit of thy womb?

Context
Elkanah and His Wives
4Now the day came, and Elcana offered sacrifice, and gave to Phenenna, his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, portions: 5But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna. And the Lord had shut up her womb.6Her rival also afflicted her, and troubled her exceedingly, insomuch that she upbraided her, that the Lord had shut up her womb:…
Cross References
Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children: but having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar,

Genesis 30:1
And Rachel seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.

Lexicon
But to Hannah
וּלְחַנָּ֕ה (ū·lə·ḥan·nāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2584: Hannah -- mother of Samuel

he would give
יִתֵּ֛ן (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

a
אַחַ֖ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

double
אַפָּ֑יִם (’ap·pā·yim)
Noun - md
Strong's Hebrew 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

portion,
מָנָ֥ה (mā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4490: Something weighed out, a division, a ration, a lot

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

he loved
אָהֵ֔ב (’ā·hêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

her
חַנָּה֙ (ḥan·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2584: Hannah -- mother of Samuel

even though the LORD
וַֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had closed
סָגַ֥ר (sā·ḡar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut up, to surrender

her womb.
רַחְמָֽהּ׃ (raḥ·māh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7358: The womb


Additional Translations
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.But to Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

And to Anna he gave a prime portion, because she had no child, only Helkana loved Anna more than the other; but the Lord had closed her womb.

but to Hannah he used to give a double portion, for he loved Hannah; but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

but unto Hannah he gave a double portion: for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had shut up her womb.

But to Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah; but the LORD had rendered her barren.

but to Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.

and to Hannah he giveth a certain portion -- double, for he hath loved Hannah, and Jehovah hath shut her womb;
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