1Sa 1:5
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. {worthy: or, double}
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And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, {Am} I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred {pieces} of silver, and five changes of raiment.
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name {was} Hagar.
And he took {and sent} messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. {were...: Heb. drank largely}
If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, {both} the beloved and the hated; and {if} the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
And when the LORD saw that Leah {was} hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel {was} barren.
And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, {Am} I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
And he took {and sent} messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. {were...: Heb. drank largely}
And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
Because it shut not up the doors of my {mother's} womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were {now} well stricken in years.