Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

New American Standard Bible

It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well),

King James Version

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;

Holman Bible

One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his room.

International Standard Version

At that time Eli, whose vision was growing dim, was lying down in his bedroom.

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass 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),

American Standard Version

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),

Amplified

Yet it happened at that time, as Eli was lying down in his own place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well).

Bible in Basic English

And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

Darby Translation

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),

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be in that day, and Eli lay down in his place, and his eyes began to be weak; he will not be able to see.

King James 2000

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim, that he could not see;

Lexham Expanded Bible

{And then} one day when Eli was lying in his place (now his eyes had begun [to grow] weak so that he was not able to see)

Modern King James verseion

And it happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes began to become dim so that he could not see.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it chanced at that time, that Eli lay in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim that he could not see.

NET Bible

Eli's eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

New Heart English Bible

It happened 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),

The Emphasized Bible

But it came to pass, at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, his eyes, having begun to be dim, he could not see,

Webster

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

World English Bible

It happened 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),

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it came to pass at that time
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

עלי 
`Eliy 
Eli
Usage: 33

שׁכב 
Shakab 
Usage: 210

in his place
מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

and his eyes
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

to wax dim
כּהה 
Keheh 
Usage: 9

that he could
יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

References

Context Readings

Samuel's First Encounter With Yahweh

1 And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days -- there is no vision broken forth. 2 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. 3 And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God is,


Cross References

1 Samuel 4:15

And Eli is a son of ninety and eight years, and his eyes have stood, and he hath not been able to see.

Genesis 27:1

And it cometh to pass that Isaac is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, 'My son;' and he saith unto him, 'Here am I.'

Genesis 48:10

And the eyes of Israel have been heavy from age, he is unable to see; and he bringeth them nigh unto him, and he kisseth them, and cleaveth to them;

Genesis 48:19

And his father refuseth, and saith, 'I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;'

1 Samuel 2:22

And Eli is very old, and hath heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling at the opening of the tent of meeting,

Psalm 90:10

Days of our years, in them are seventy years, And if, by reason of might, eighty years, Yet is their enlargement labour and vanity, For it hath been cut off hastily, and we fly away.

Ecclesiastes 12:3

In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim,

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