5. But he would give only one part of it to Hannah, though he loved her, because the Lord had kept her from conceiving.
6. And because the Lord had kept Hannah from conceiving, her rival would make fun of her mercilessly, just to bother her.
7. So that is what took place year after year. Whenever Hannah went to the Lord’s house, Peninnah would make fun of her. Then she would cry and wouldn’t eat anything.
8. "Hannah, why are you crying?" her husband Elkanah would say to her. "Why won’t you eat? Why are you so sad? Aren’t I worth more to you than ten sons?"
9. One time, after eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah got up and presented herself before the Lord. (Now Eli the priest was sitting in the chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s temple.)