Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?” Young's Literal Translation And Elkanah her husband saith to her, ‘Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?’ King James Bible Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? [am] not I better to thee than ten sons? Hebrew “Hannah,חַנָּה֙ (ḥan·nāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 2584: Hannah -- mother of Samuel why לָ֣מֶה (lā·meh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what are you crying?” תִבְכִּ֗י (ṯiḇ·kî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan her husband אִישָׁ֗הּ (’î·šāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person Elkanah אֶלְקָנָ֣ה (’el·qā·nāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 511: Elkanah -- 'God has created', the name of several Israelites asked. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Why וְלָ֙מֶה֙ (wə·lā·meh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what won't you לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat? תֹֽאכְלִ֔י (ṯō·ḵə·lî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat Why וְלָ֖מֶה (wə·lā·meh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is your heart לְבָבֵ֑ךְ (lə·ḇā·ḇêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart so grieved? יֵרַ֣ע (yê·ra‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3415: To be broken up, to fear Am I אָֽנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I not הֲל֤וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no better ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good to you לָ֔ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew than ten מֵעֲשָׂרָ֖ה (mê·‘ă·śā·rāh) Preposition-m | Number - masculine singular Strong's 6235: Ten sons?” בָּנִֽים׃ (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son |
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