Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; he was unable to see.
New American Standard Bible
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and
King James Version
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
Holman Bible
At that time Eli was 98 years old, and his gaze was fixed
International Standard Version
Now Eli was 98 years old, and his vision had failed.
A Conservative Version
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see.
American Standard Version
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.
Amplified
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; his eyes were dim so that he could not see.
Bible in Basic English
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.
Darby Translation
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see.
Julia Smith Translation
And Eli the son of ninety and eight years; and his eyes standing, and he will not be able to see.
King James 2000
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now Eli [was] {ninety-eight years old} and his eyes {stayed fixed ahead} and he was not able to see.
Modern King James verseion
And Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set so that he could not see.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Eli was four score and eighteen years old, and his sight failed him that he could not see.
New Heart English Bible
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, Eli, was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were fixed, that he could not see.
Webster
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
World English Bible
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Eli is a son of ninety and eight years, and his eyes have stood, and he hath not been able to see.
Themes
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Taken to battle
Blindness » Instances of » Eli
Eli » His solicitude for the ark
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Dimness of vision, in
Longevity » Instances of » Eli, ninety-eight years
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Dimness of vision, in
Parents » Involved in children's wickedness
Vision » Of Christ, full of compassion » Dimness of vision in old age
Interlinear
Shaneh (in pl. only),
`ayin
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 4:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eli's Death And Ichabod's Birth
14 When Eli heard the outcry, he said, "What is this commotion?" The man quickly came and told Eli. 15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; he was unable to see. 16 The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!" Eli asked, "How did things go, my son?"
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 3:2
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,
Genesis 27:1
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him, "My son!" "Here I am!" Esau replied.
1 Kings 14:4
Jeroboam's wife did as she was told. She went to Shiloh and visited Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; he had lost his eyesight in his old age.
Psalm 90:10
The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.