2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),
2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),
1 And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
2 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),
3 and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,
4 that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.
3:2One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
3:2And 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;
3:2And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:
3:2And 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),
3:2And 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,)
3:2And 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;
3:2It 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),
3:2And 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.
3:2And 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;