“Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread. Those who were hungry are satisfied. Yes, the barren has borne seven. She who has many children languishes.”
— WEB
1 Samuel 2:5
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.”
— KJV
“They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceased [to hunger]: Yea, the barren hath borne seven; And she that hath many children languisheth.”
— ASV
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Commentary
they that were hungry ceased--that is, to hunger. the barren hath born seven--that is, many children.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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