When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”
1 Samuel 4:15 - English Standard Version 2016 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set so that he could not see. Matoleo zaidiKing 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. |
When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”
Jeroboam’s wife did so. She arose 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 years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.
At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.
When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man hurried and came and told Eli.