How is the LXX of 1Sam 1:5 to be translated in the context? a) Is MERIDA MIAN = "only one portion" or is it = "a prime portion" (as Brenton has it). b) What meaning has PLHN hOTI here? c) Is the last KAI of the verse adversative ("but") or conjunctive ("and")? Thanks for help! Martin Arhelger, Germany