1 Samuel 1:8

NETBible

Finally her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep and not eat? Why are you so sad? 1  Am I not better to you than ten 2  sons?”

NIV ©

Elkanah her husband would say to her, "Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?"

NASB ©

Then Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat and why is your heart sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"

NLT ©

"What’s the matter, Hannah?" Elkanah would ask. "Why aren’t you eating? Why be so sad just because you have no children? You have me––isn’t that better than having ten sons?"

MSG ©

Her husband Elkanah said, "Oh, Hannah, why are you crying? Why aren't you eating? And why are you so upset? Am I not of more worth to you than ten sons?"

BBE ©

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?

NRSV ©

Her husband Elkanah said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? Why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?"

NKJV ©

Then Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"

KJV
Then said
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Elkanah
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her husband
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to her, Hannah
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why weepest
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thou? and why eatest
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thou not? and why is thy heart
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grieved
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[am] not I better
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to thee than ten
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sons
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NASB ©
Then Elkanah
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her husband
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said
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to her, "Hannah
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, why
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do you weep
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and why
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do you not eat
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and why
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is your heart
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sad
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? Am I not better
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to you than
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ten
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sons
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?"
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} auth
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D-DSF
elkana {N-PRI} o
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T-NSM
anhr
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N-NSM
authv
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D-GSF
anna
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N-NSF
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} autw
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D-DSM
idou
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INJ
egw
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P-NS
kurie
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N-VSM
kai
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CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} auth
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D-DSF
ti
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I-ASN
estin
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V-PAI-3S
soi
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P-DS
oti
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CONJ
klaieiv
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V-PAI-2S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ina
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CONJ
ti
<5100> 
I-ASN
ouk
<3364> 
ADV
esyieiv
<2068> 
V-PAI-2S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ina
<2443> 
CONJ
ti
<5100> 
I-ASN
tuptei
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V-PAI-3S
se
<4771> 
P-AS
h
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T-NSF
kardia
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N-NSF
sou
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P-GS
ouk
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ADV
agayov
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A-NSM
egw
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P-NS
soi
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P-DS
uper
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PREP
deka
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N-NUI
tekna
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N-APN
NET [draft] ITL
Finally her husband
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Elkanah
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said
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to her, “Hannah
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, why
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do you weep
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and not
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eat
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? Why
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are you so sad
<03824>

<03415>
? Am I
<0595>
not
<03808>
better
<02896>
to you than ten
<06235>
sons
<01121>
?”
HEBREW
Mynb
<01121>
hrvem
<06235>
Kl
<0>
bwj
<02896>
ykna
<0595>
awlh
<03808>
Kbbl
<03824>
ery
<03415>
hmlw
<04100>
ylkat
<0398>
al
<03808>
hmlw
<04100>
ykbt
<01058>
hml
<04100>
hnx
<02584>
hsya
<0376>
hnqla
<0511>
hl
<0>
rmayw (1:8)
<0559>
NETBible

Finally her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep and not eat? Why are you so sad? 1  Am I not better to you than ten 2  sons?”

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “why is your heart displeased?”

2 sn Like the number seven, the number ten is sometimes used in the OT as an ideal number (see, for example, Dan 1:20, Zech 8:23).