1 Samuel 3:2

In 11 translations

BSB

And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

KJV

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

WEB

At that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

ASV

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),

LSV

And it comes to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun [to be] faded—he is not able to see.

YLT

And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim — he is not able to see.

DBY

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

DRC

And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:

GNV

And at that time, as Eli lay in his place, his eyes began to waxe dimme that he could not see.

JPS

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place — now his eyes had begun to wax dim, that he could not see—

LXXE

And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.

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WLC

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ב בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ ועינו הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵה֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֽוֹת׃BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.Read aloud as (qere): וְעֵינָיו֙

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα ἐκείνῃ, καὶ Ἡλὶ ἐκάθευδεν ἐν τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο βαρύνεσθαι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο βλέπειν.

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• 1 Samuel 4:15Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
• Psalms 90:10The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
• Genesis 48:10Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
• Genesis 27:1When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.
• Genesis 48:19But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a…
• Ecclesiastes 12:3on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,
• 1 Samuel 2:22Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

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