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1 Kings 14:4

And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

KJV

Fecit ut dixerat, uxor Jeroboam : et consurgens abiit in Silo, et venit in domum Ahiæ : at ille non poterat videre, quia caligaverant oculi ejus præ senectute.

Vulgate

And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

ASV

וַ/תַּ֤עַשׂ כֵּן֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֔ם וַ/תָּ֨קָם֙ וַ/תֵּ֣לֶךְ שִׁלֹ֔ה וַ/תָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֣ית אֲחִיָּ֑ה וַ/אֲחִיָּ֨הוּ֙ לֹֽא יָכֹ֣ל לִ/רְא֔וֹת כִּ֛י קָ֥מוּ עֵינָ֖י/ו מִ/שֵּׂיבֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

Jeroboam's wife did as he told her: and rising up, went to Silo, and came to the house of Ahias; but he could not see, for his eyes were dim by reason of his age.

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחִיָּ֣ה
'chyh
proper_noun · 24×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
וֹ
v
pronoun · 1×
יָרָבְעָ֖ם
yrb'm
proper_noun · 104×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
שִׁלֹֽה
shlh
proper_noun · 32×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 11:29 — And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in
  • 1Sam 3:2 — 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;
  • 1Sam 4:15 — Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.