King James Version
1 Samuel 3:2 in the King James Version says “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 ...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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;”
1 Samuel 3:2 · KJV
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
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;
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it came to pass at that time”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“was laid down”
H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
“in his place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
“and his eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“began”
H2490properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“not see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
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