1 Samuel 1:8
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Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
In other translations
Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהּlahto <the> herאֶלְקָנָה'elkanahElkanahH511אִישָׁהּ'ishahhusband herH376חַנָּהchanahO HannahH2584לָמֶהlameh<to> why?H4100תִבְכִּיtivkido you weepH1058וְלָמֶהvelamehand <to> why?H4100לֹאlo'notH3808תֹאכְלִיtokhliare you eatingH398וְלָמֶהvelamehand <to> why?H4100יֵרַעyera'is sadH3415לְבָבֵךְlevavekhheart yourH3824הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808אָנֹכִי'anokhi[am] IH595טוֹבtovgoodH2896לָךְlakhto <the> youמֵעֲשָׂרָהme'asarahmore than tenH6235בָּנִים׃banimsonsH1121
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