1 Samuel 3:2
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And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:

Genesis 27:1
Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

Genesis 48:10
For Israel's eyes were dim by reason of his great age, and he could not see clearly. And when they were brought to him, he kissed and embraced them,

1 Samuel 4:15
Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see.

1 Kings 14:4
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.

Ecclesiastes 12:3
When the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall stagger, and the grinders shall be idle in a small number, and they that look through the holes shall be darkened:

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And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:

his eyes

1 Samuel 2:22 Now Heli was very old, and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel: and how they lay with the women that waited at the door of the tabernacle:

1 Samuel 4:15 Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see.

Genesis 27:1 Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

Genesis 48:19 But he refusing, said: I know, my son, I know: and this also shall become a people, and shall be multiplied; but his younger brother shall be greater than he; and his seed shall grow into nations.

Psalm 90:10 The days of our years in them are threescore and ten years. But if in the strong they be fourscore years: and what is more of them is labour and sorrow. For mildness is come upon us: and we shall be corrected.

Ecclesiastes 12:3 When the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall stagger, and the grinders shall be idle in a small number, and they that look through the holes shall be darkened:

Context
The LORD Calls Samuel
1Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision. 2And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:3Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.…
Lexicon
And
וַֽיְהִי֙ (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

at that time
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

Eli,
וְעֵלִ֖י (wə·‘ê·lî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh

whose eyesight
וְעֵינָיו֙ (wə·‘ê·nāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

had grown so dim
כֵה֔וֹת (ḵê·hō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3544: Dim, dull, faint

that he could
יוּכַ֖ל (yū·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power

not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

see,
לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

was lying
שֹׁכֵ֣ב (šō·ḵêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down

in his room.
בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ‪‬ (bim·qō·mōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition


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

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),

And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, that he could not see,)

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to grow dim, that he could not see;

It happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim -- he is not able to see.
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