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And even though he loved Hannah very much he would give her only one share, because[a] the Lord had kept her from having children. Peninnah, her rival, would torment and humiliate her, because the Lord had kept her childless. This went on year after year; whenever they went to the house of the Lord, Peninnah would upset Hannah so much that she would cry and refuse to eat anything.

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:5 And even … because; or To Hannah, however, he would give a special share, because he loved her very much, even though.

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