1 Samuel 1:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 Samuel 1:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 1:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 1:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why don’t you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?””
1 Samuel 1:8 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 1:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
1 Samuel 1:8 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 1:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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?'”
1 Samuel 1:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 1:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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? ”
1 Samuel 1:8 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 1:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then sayd Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thine heart troubled? am not I better to thee then ten sonnes?”
1 Samuel 1:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 1:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 1
6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.
7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
8 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?
9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.
10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.
What Does 1 Samuel 1:8 Mean?
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