And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 1 of 1 Samuel. The opening of 1 Samuel presents Elkanah as a man who maintains a regular practice of worship at Shiloh despite the family tension caused by Hannah’s barrenness and Peninnah’s provocation. The narrative thus introduces two fundamental themes of the book: the fragility of human structures and God’s intervention in seemingly barren circumstances. Hannah’s affliction is not presented as a sign of divine abandonment, but as the context from which Samuel will emerge, a decisive figure in Israel’s transition toward monarchy.
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Compare 1 Samuel 1:4 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Und des Tages, da Elkana opferte, gab er seinem Weib Peninna und allen ihren Söhnen und Töchtern Stücke.
Y cuando venía el día, Elcana sacrificaba, y daba a Peninna su mujer, y a todos sus hijos y a todas sus hijas, a cada uno su parte.
Le jour où Elkana offrait son sacrifice, il donnait des portions à Peninna, sa femme, et à tous les fils et à toutes les filles qu'il avait d'elle.
Ed avvenne un giorno che Elcana, avendo sacrificato, diede delle porzioni a Peninna, sua moglie, ed a tutti i figliuoli e figliuole di essa;
E sucedeu que no dia em que Elcana sacrificava, dava ele porções a Penina, sua mulher, e a todos os seus filhos, e a todas as suas filhas.
每逢獻祭的日子, 以利加拿 把祭肉分給他的妻子 毗尼拿 和 毗尼拿 所生的兒女。
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