1 Samuel 1:4

4 On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, ¹he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

1 Samuel 1:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 1:4

And when the time was that Elkanah offered
That is, brought his offering to the priest, to offer it for him, which was at one of the three festivals. According to R. Joshua Ben Levi ^F6, this was at the time of Pentecost; but Abarbinel thinks it was at the time of the ingathering of the fruits of the earth, which was a time of rejoicing, even the feast of tabernacles, and which is most likely:

he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters,
portions;
parts of the offering, everyone a part, or portion; by which it appears, that this was a peace offering he offered, the greater part of which belonged to the owner, and which he made a feast of for his family and friends; see ( Deuteronomy 12:5-7 ) ( 16:10-15 ) . Jerom ^F7 interprets these portions of garments.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Apud Kimchium in loc.
F7 Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 74. H.

1 Samuel 1:4 In-Context

2 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 Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the LORD.

4 On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though 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.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 12:17, 18; Deuteronomy 16:11; [Nehemiah 8:10, 12]