1 Samuel 3:2

Modern

And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

Traditional

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;

Literal

And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place and his eyes had begun to be dim, that he could not see,

Latin

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

Hebrew

English

And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

Eli could barely see, both with his eyes and in his faith (1 Samuel 3:1).

Theme notes and profiles

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.
Psalm 90:10
The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Genesis 48:19
But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
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,
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.

Eli: High priest and judge of Israel at Shiloh