1 Samuel 1:2 BSB — MannaFest

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15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלוֹ֙	ve.Lo	and [belonged] to <the> him
שְׁתֵּ֣י	she.Tei	two	H8147 →
נָשִׁ֔ים	na.Shim	wives	H802 →
שֵׁ֤ם	shem	[the] name of	H8034 →
אַחַת֙	'a.Chat	one	H259 →
חַנָּ֔ה	cha.Nah	[was] Hannah	H2584 →
וְשֵׁ֥ם	ve.Shem	and [the] name of	H8034 →
הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית	ha.she.Nit	the second	H8145 →
פְּנִנָּ֑ה	pe.ni.Nah	[was] Peninnah	H6444 →
וַיְהִ֤י	vay.Hi	and it belonged	H1961 →
לִפְנִנָּה֙	lif.ni.Nah	to Peninnah	H6444 →
יְלָדִ֔ים	ye.la.Dim	children	H3206 →
וּלְחַנָּ֖ה	u.le.cha.Nah	and [belonged] to Hannah	H2584 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	not	H369 →
יְלָדִֽים׃	ye.la.Dim	children	H3206 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 25:21
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 33:13
  And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
- Ezra 8:23
  So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
- Luke 1:13
  But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- Isaiah 58:9
  Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
- Romans 9:10–12
  Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
Through
Judges 13:2
Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
leads to
- Genesis 25:21
  Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
leads to
- Hebrews 11:11
  By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
Through
Genesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:21
  So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Kings 4:14So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.Judges 13:2Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.Genesis 4:23Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.Judges 8:30Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.Matthew 19:8Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.Genesis 16:1–2Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.Deuteronomy 21:15–17If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,Genesis 29:23–29But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.1 Samuel 30:5David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.Genesis 11:30But Sarai was barren; she had no children.Luke 2:36There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,Genesis 4:19And Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.

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