Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. New Living Translation One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. English Standard Version At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. Berean Standard Bible And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room. King James Bible 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; New King James Version And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, New American Standard Bible But it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to be poor and he could not see well), NASB 1995 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), NASB 1977 And 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), Legacy Standard Bible And it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to fade, and he could not see well), Amplified Bible 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). Christian Standard Bible One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his usual place. Holman Christian Standard Bible One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his room. 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), English Revised 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, that he could not see,) GOD'S WORD® Translation One night Eli was lying down in his room. His eyesight had begun to fail so that he couldn't see well. Good News Translation One night Eli, who was now almost blind, was sleeping in his own room; International Standard Version At that time Eli, whose vision was growing dim, was lying down in his bedroom. Majority Standard Bible And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room. 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 lying down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see), Webster's Bible Translation 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 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), Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd 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. Young's 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. Smith's Literal 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see: Catholic Public Domain Version Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see. New American Bible One day Eli was asleep in his usual place. His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see. New Revised Standard Version At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd it came to pass at that time, when Eli was lying down in his bed, and his eyes had begun to grow dim so that he could not see; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And it was in those days, and Eli lay down in his place, and his eyes began to be dim and he could not see OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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-- Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Calls Samuel1And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce. 2And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room. 3Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.… Cross References 1 Samuel 2:22 Now 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. 1 Samuel 4:15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see. Genesis 27:1 When 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 48:10 Now 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. Deuteronomy 34:7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished. 1 Kings 14:4 Jeroboam’s wife did as instructed; she arose and went to Shiloh and arrived at Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age. Ecclesiastes 12:3 on 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, Isaiah 42:19 Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD? Isaiah 59:10 Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. Lamentations 5:17 Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim— Matthew 6:22-23 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. / But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 13:15 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ Matthew 15:14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Mark 8:18 ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember? Luke 2:25-30 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. / The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. / Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law, ... Treasury of Scripture 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; his eyes 1 Samuel 2:22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 1 Samuel 4:15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. Genesis 27:1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. Jump to Previous Able Barely Begun Clouded Dim Eli Eyes Eyesight Laid Night Resting Time Usual Wax WeakJump to Next Able Barely Begun Clouded Dim Eli Eyes Eyesight Laid Night Resting Time Usual Wax Weak1 Samuel 3 1. How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel11. God tells Samuel the destruction of Eli's house 15. Samuel, though loath, tells Eli the vision 19. Samuel grows in credit And at that time This phrase sets the stage for a significant moment in Israel's history. The period is marked by spiritual decline, as seen in the preceding chapters. The phrase indicates a transition, a divine intervention about to unfold. Historically, this was a time when prophetic visions were rare, and the word of the Lord was not frequently heard, highlighting the need for a new prophetic voice. Eli whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see was lying in his room Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Andוַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be at that time בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Eli, וְעֵלִ֖י (wə·‘ê·lî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh whose eyesight וְעֵינָיו֙ (wə·‘ê·nāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain had grown so dim כֵה֔וֹת (ḵê·hō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 3544: Dim, dull, faint that he could יוּכַ֖ל (yū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3201: To be able, have power not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no see, לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see was lying שֹׁכֵ֣ב (šō·ḵêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down in his room. בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ (bim·qō·mōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Links 1 Samuel 3:2 NIV1 Samuel 3:2 NLT 1 Samuel 3:2 ESV 1 Samuel 3:2 NASB 1 Samuel 3:2 KJV 1 Samuel 3:2 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 3:2 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 3:2 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 3:2 French Bible 1 Samuel 3:2 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 3:2 It happened at that time when Eli (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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