1 Samuel 1:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 1:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 1:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 1:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;”

1 Samuel 1:4 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: ”

1 Samuel 1:4 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 1:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the day cometh, and Elkanah sacrificeth, and he hath given to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions,”

1 Samuel 1:4 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 1:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass on the day that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters portions; ”

1 Samuel 1:4 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 1:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And on a day, when Elkanah sacrificed, he gaue to Peninnah his wife and to all her sonnes and daughters portions,”

1 Samuel 1:4 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 1:4 in Context — 1 Samuel 1

2 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.

3 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.

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

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

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

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What Does 1 Samuel 1:4 Mean?

1 Samuel 1:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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