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1Sa 1:5 (KJV) — But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

1Sa 1:5 (NASB) — but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

a worthy portion	"or, a double portion. The Hebrew phrase, manah achath appayim, is correctly rendered by Gesenius, ein Stud fur zwei personen, doppelle Portion, ""a portion for two persons, a double portion;"" for aph in Hebrew, and [prosopon] in Greek, which literally mean a face, are used for a person. Gen 43:34; Gen 45:22"
he loved	Gen 29:30,31; Deu 21:15
shut up	Gen 20:18; Gen 30:2