Commento su I Samuele 1:5

וּלְחַנָּ֕ה יִתֵּ֛ן מָנָ֥ה אַחַ֖ת אַפָּ֑יִם כִּ֤י אֶת־חַנָּה֙ אָהֵ֔ב וַֽיהוָ֖ה סָגַ֥ר רַחְמָֽהּ׃

ma ad Hannah ne diede una doppia porzione; poiché amava Anna, ma l'Eterno aveva chiuso il suo grembo.

Rashi on I Samuel

One choice portion. One choice portion which is fit to be accepted with a friendly countenance.¹⁰אַפָּיִם referring to the face rather than to the portion. Ralbag renders “a double sized portion.”

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Metzudat David on I Samuel

One portion: Meaning to say, unique in its fineness. And to explain further, it said, "apayim (face)" - one fitting to be received with a joyful face.

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Radak on I Samuel

But to Hannah he would give (lit., he will give): It is like, he gave - like (other examples of the future tense indicating the past), "Then Yehoshua will build" (Joshua 8:30); "Then Moshe will separate" (Deuteronomy 4:41).

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