Now it was when Isaac grew old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he said to him.
1 Samuel 4:15 - Tree of Life Version Now Eli was 98 years old, and his eyes were fixed in a blind stare. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now Eli was 98 years old; his eyes were dim so that he could not see. American Standard Version (1901) Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see. Common English Bible Now Eli was 98 years old, and his eyes stared straight ahead, unable to see.) Catholic Public Domain Version Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes had dimmed, so that he was not able to see. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now Heli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, and he could not see. |
Now it was when Isaac grew old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” he said to him.
Jeroboam’s wife did so. She got up and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see for his eyes were dim because of his age.
The span of our years is seventy —or with strength, eighty— yet at best they are trouble and sorrow. For they are soon gone, and we fly away.
One day, Eli was lying down in his place—now his eyes had grown dim so that he could not see,
And when Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he asked, “What’s this noisy commotion?” So the man rushed and came and told Eli.