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Year after year it was the same—Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle. Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat.
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This went on year after year. Every time she went to the sanctuary of God she could expect to be taunted. Hannah was reduced to tears and had no appetite.
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Whenever she went up to the Lord's house, her rival taunted her in this way every year. Hannah wept and would not eat.
1 Samuel 1:7 In-Context
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But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the LORD had closed her womb.
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Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.
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This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.
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Her husband Elkanah 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?”
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Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the LORD’s house.