1 Samuel 1:4

4 Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he would give portions of it to his wife Peninnah and 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 Elkanah had two wives, one named Hannah, the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

3 Every year this man would go from his own city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Armies at Shiloh. Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served there as priests of the LORD.

4 Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he would give portions of it to his wife Peninnah and all her sons and daughters.

5 He would also give one portion to Hannah because he loved her, even though the LORD had kept her from having children.

6 Because the LORD had made her unable to have children, her rival [Peninnah] tormented her endlessly in order to make her miserable.