1 Samuel 4:15
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
KJV
Heli autem erat nonaginta et octo annorum, et oculi ejus caligaverant, et videre non poterat.
Vulgate
καὶ Ἠλεὶ υἱὸς ἐνενήκοντα ἐτῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπανέστησαν καὶ οὐκ ἔβλεπεν· καὶ εἶπεν Ἠλεὶ τοῖς ἀνδράσιν τοῖς περιεστηκόσιν αὐτῷ Τίς ἡ φωνὴ τοῦ ἤχους τούτου;
LXX
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.
ASV
וְ/עֵלִ֕י בֶּן תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּ/שְׁמֹנֶ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וְ/עֵינָ֣י/ו קָ֔מָה וְ/לֹ֥א יָכ֖וֹל לִ/רְאֽוֹת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עֵלִ֖י
'ly
proper_noun · 33×
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
shmnh
adjective · 109×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×
תִּשְׁעִ֥ים
tsh'ym
adjective · 20×
Historic Christian voices
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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 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 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;
- 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: