1Sa 1:5-6 | ESV | STEP | But to Hannah he gave a double portion , because he loved her , though the Lord had closed her womb .

1 Samuel 1:5-6

5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. ^{▼▼Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. Septuagint And, although he loved Hannah, he would give Hannah only one portion, because the Lord had closed her womb} 6 And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.