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KJV Lexicon And it came to pass at that timeyowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), when Eli `Eliy (ay-lee') lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest -- Eli. was laid down shakab (shaw-kab') to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) in his place maqowm (maw-kome') a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) and his eyes `ayin (ah'-yin) an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) began chalal (khaw-lal') to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening wedge) instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound. to wax dim keheh (kay-heh') feeble, obscure -- somewhat dark, darkish, wax dim, heaviness, smoking. that he could yakol (yaw-kole') to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) not see ra'ah (raw-aw') to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions. Parallel Verses 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 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; Holman Christian Standard 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. 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, 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. King James 2000 Bible 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; Links 1 Samuel 3:21 Samuel 3:2 NIV 1 Samuel 3:2 NLT 1 Samuel 3:2 ESV 1 Samuel 3:2 NASB 1 Samuel 3:2 KJV |