Bible Strands
1 Samuel 1:4
And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative places Elkanah at Shiloh during his annual pilgrimage to worship and sacrifice to the LORD before the tabernacle.
The words — וַ/יִּזְבַּ֖ח (va/i.yiz.Bach) = and/ he sacrificed and וְ/נָתַ֞ן (ve./na.Tan) = and/ he gave.
The thread — The annual sanctuary pilgrimage and sacrificial meal pattern appears in Deuteronomy 12:17 and 16:11, while the handling of specific meat portions follows the regulations outlined in Leviticus 3:4.
Why it lands — The text records Elkanah’s routine distribution of sacrificial portions to Peninnah and her children before contrasting it with his double portion to Hannah. It requires the reader to observe how established ritual practice intersects with personal favoritism.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 12:17 Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.
- Deuteronomy 16:11 and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
- Leviticus 3:4 both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he is to remove with the kidneys.
- Leviticus 7:15 The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.
- Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.