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1 Samuel 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;

KJV

Factum est ergo in die quadam, Heli jacebat in loco suo, et oculi ejus caligaverant, nec poterat videre :

Vulgate

καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ Ἠλεὶ ἐκάθητο ἐν τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο βαρύνεσθαι καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο βλέπειν·

LXX

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),

ASV

וַֽ/יְהִי֙ בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֔וּא וְ/עֵלִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ב בִּ/מְקֹמ֑/וֹ ו/עינ/ו וְ/עֵינָי/ו֙ הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵה֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִ/רְאֽוֹת

Hebrew

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In this verse

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
וֹ
v
verb · 143×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
yshkb
verb · 211×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כֵּהָ֣ה
khh
verb · 9×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עֵלִ֖י
'ly
proper_noun · 33×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 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.
  • 1Sam 4:15 — Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were 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.
  • Eccl 12:2 — While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
  • Eccl 12:3 — In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
  • Gen 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.
  • Gen 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.
  • Gen 48:10 — Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
  • Ps 90:10 — The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.