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Berean Standard Bible

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

1 Samuel 3:2

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Study note

The boy Samuel serves in the tabernacle at Shiloh under the aging priest Eli. The narrator has just noted that messages from God were rare in those days and visions were not widespread.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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),

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

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),

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aconteció un día, que estando Eli acostado en su aposento, cuando sus ojos comenzaban á oscurecerse, que no podía ver,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

pero una noche en que Elí se había ido a acostar, quien estaba casi ciego debido a la edad,

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