“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?”
Elkanah her husband said to her: Hannah, why do you weep? Why is your heart sad? Am I not better to you than ten sons?—His rhetorical question, born of love, misses the point: no human affection can heal the divine closure. The number ten, a symbol of completion, emphasizes the magnitude of loss.
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