And it came to be, when Yitsḥaq was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called Ěsaw his elder son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered him, “Here I am.”
1 Samuel 3:2 - The Scriptures 2009 And it came to be in that day, that Ěli was lying down in his place. And his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he was unable to see, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At that time Eli, whose eyesight had dimmed so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. American Standard Version (1901) 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), Common English Bible One day Eli, whose eyes had grown so weak he was unable to see, was lying down in his room. Catholic Public Domain Version Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see: |
And it came to be, when Yitsḥaq was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called Ěsaw his elder son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered him, “Here I am.”
And the eyes of Yisra’ĕl were dim with age, and he was unable to see. And he drew them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.
But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also becomes a people, and he also is great. And yet, his younger brother is greater than he, and his seed is to become the completeness of the nations.”
And Yaroḇ‛am’s wife did so, and rose up and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Aḥiyah. But Aḥiyahu was unable to see, for his eyes had set because of his age.
The days of our lives are seventy years; Or if due to strength, eighty years, Yet the best of them is but toil and exertion; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
in the day when the guards of the house tremble, and the strong men shall bow down; when the grinders shall cease because they are few, and those that look through the windows shall become dim;
And Ěli was very old, and had heard all that his sons were doing to all Yisra’ĕl, and how they lay with the women who were assembling at the door of the Tent of Appointment.
Now Ěli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were so dim that he was unable to see.