And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
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Gill's Exposition
And when the time was that Elkanah offered,.... That is, brought his offering to the priest, to offer it for him, which was at one of the three festivals. According to R. Joshua Ben Levi (f), this was…
Adam Clarke
He gave - portions - The sacrifices which were made were probably peace-offerings, of which the blood was poured out at the foot of the altar; the fat was burnt on the fire; the breast and right…
We have here an account of the state of the family into which Samuel the prophet was born. His father's name was Elkanah, a Levite, and of the family of the Kohathites (the most honourable house of…
Cambridge Bible
offered sacrificed, as in 1Sa 1:1. His sacrifice was a thank-offering, for it was only of the thank-offerings that the worshippers partook (Lev 7:11-18).
he gave The tenses in 1Sa 1:4-7 express…
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