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become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1351 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַֽיְהִי֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vayhi_1961.htm" title="vay·Hi: happened -- Occurrence 309 of 781.">way-hî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And it came to pass</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 1f3) tomorrow">3117</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3117 -- Occurrence 846 of 2303">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַּיּ֣וֹם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/baiyom_3117.htm" title="bai·Yom: time -- Occurrence 113 of 295.">bay-yō-wm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">at time</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-b, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s<BR> 1) he, she, it <BR> 1a) himself (with emphasis) <BR> 1b) resuming subj with emphasis <BR> 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) <BR> 1d) (anticipating subj) <BR> 1e) (emphasising predicate) <BR> 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron <BR> 2) that (with article)">1931</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1931 -- Occurrence 820 of 1877">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַה֔וּא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hahu_1931.htm" title="ha·Hu,: as -- Occurrence 100 of 313.">ha-hū,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Pronoun - third person masculine singular">Art | Pro-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5941.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5941: Eli = 'ascension'<BR> 1) descendant of Aaron through Ithamar and high priest and judge of Israel when Samuel entered service as a child">5941</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5941.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5941 -- Occurrence 14 of 33">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְעֵלִ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veeli_5941.htm" title="ve·'e·Li: Eli -- Occurrence 4 of 5.">wə-‘ê-lî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and while Eli</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7901: 1) to lie down <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on <BR> 1a2) to lodge <BR> 1a3) to lie (of sexual relations) <BR> 1a4) to lie down (in death) <BR> 1a5) to rest, relax (fig) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually) <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually) <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down <BR> 1e) (Hophal) to be laid">7901</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7901 -- Occurrence 75 of 208">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שֹׁכֵ֣ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shochev_7901.htm" title="sho·Chev: was lying -- Occurrence 9 of 17.">šō-ḵêḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[was] lying down</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4725: 1) standing place, place <BR> 1a) standing place, station, post, office <BR> 1b) place, place of human abode <BR> 1c) city, land, region <BR> 1d) place, locality, spot <BR> 1e) space, room, distance <BR> 1f) region, quarter, direction <BR> 1g) give place to, instead of">4725</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4725 -- Occurrence 161 of 401">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ‪‬<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bimkomo_4725.htm" title="bim·ko·Mo;: his place -- Occurrence 1 of 4.">bim-qō-mōw;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in his place</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">[ועינו]<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="ve·'ei·nov">[wə-‘ê-nōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos">Conjunctive waw :: Noun - common singular construct :: third person masculine singular Conj-w | N-csc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top"><br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="">ḵ]</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top"></td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"> </a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye <BR> 1a) eye <BR> 1a1) of physical eye <BR> 1a2) as showing mental qualities <BR> 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) <BR> 2) spring, fountain">5869</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5869 -- Occurrence 270 of 887">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">(וְעֵינָיו֙)<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veeinav_5869.htm" title="ve·'ei·Nav: affliction -- Occurrence 3 of 19.">(wə-‘ê-nāw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and when his eyes</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - cdc :: third person masculine singular">Conj-w | N-cdc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top"><br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="">q)</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top"></td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"> </a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2490: 1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin <BR> 1a) (Niphal) <BR> 1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself <BR> 1a1a) ritually <BR> 1a1b) sexually <BR> 1a2) to be polluted, be defiled <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute <BR> 1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour <BR> 1b3) to violate (a covenant) <BR> 1b4) to treat as common <BR> 1c) (Pual) to profane (name of God) <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to let be profaned <BR> 1d2) to begin <BR> 1e) (Hophal) to be begun <BR> 2) to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore <BR> 2a) (Qal) to pierce <BR> 2b) (Pual) to be slain <BR> 2c) (Poel) to wound, pierce <BR> 2d) (Poal) to be wounded <BR> 3) (Piel) to play the flute or pipe">2490</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2490 -- Occurrence 51 of 143">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֵחֵ֣לּוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hechellu_2490.htm" title="he·Chel·lu: had begun -- Occurrence 1 of 7.">hê-ḥêl-lū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">had begun</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural">V-Hifil-Perf-3cp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3544.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3544: 1) dim, dull, colourless, be dark, faint">3544</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3544.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3544 -- Occurrence 7 of 9">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֵה֔וֹת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chehot_3544.htm" title="che·Hot,: dim -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḵê-hō-wṯ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to grow so dim</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - feminine plural">Adj-fp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 1619 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹ֥א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo: he -- Occurrence 1114 of 3269.">lō</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3201: 1) to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach <BR> 1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor <BR> 1a3) to have ability, have strength">3201</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3201 -- Occurrence 79 of 192">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יוּכַ֖ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yuchal_3201.htm" title="yu·Chal: could -- Occurrence 10 of 39.">yū-ḵal</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that he could</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to see <BR> 1a2) to see, perceive <BR> 1a3) to see, have vision <BR> 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out <BR> 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish <BR> 1a6) to look at, gaze at <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to appear, present oneself <BR> 1b2) to be seen <BR> 1b3) to be visible <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be seen <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cause to see, show <BR> 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at <BR> 1e) (Hophal) <BR> 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown <BR> 1e2) to be exhibited to <BR> 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face">7200</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7200 -- Occurrence 462 of 1306">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לִרְאֽוֹת׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lirot_7200.htm" title="lir·'ot.: see -- Occurrence 20 of 54.">lir-’ō-wṯ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">see</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br 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3117: day">בַּיֹּ֣ום</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1931.htm" title="ha·hu,: as -- 1931: he, she, it">הַה֔וּא</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5941.htm" title="ve·'e·li: Eli -- 5941: a priest at Shiloh">וְעֵלִ֖י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7901.htm" title="sho·chev: was lying -- 7901: to lie down">שֹׁכֵ֣ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4725.htm" title="bim·ko·mov;: his place -- 4725: a standing place, place">בִּמְקֹמֹ֑ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="ve·'ei·nov">[וְעֵינֹו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="ch">כ]</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5869.htm" title="ve·'ei·nav: affliction -- 5869: an eye">(וְעֵינָיו֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="k">ק)</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2490.htm" title="he·chel·lu: had begun -- 2490: to bore, pierce">הֵחֵ֣לּוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3544.htm" title="che·ho·vt,: dim -- 3544: dim, dull, faint">כֵהֹ֔ות</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="lo: he -- 3808: not">לֹ֥א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3201.htm" title="yu·chal: could -- 3201: to be able, have power">יוּכַ֖ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7200.htm" title="lir·'o·vt.: see -- 7200: to see">לִרְאֹֽות׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_samuel/3.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yowm (yome) -- age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day">And it came to pass at that time</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5941.htm" title="Eliy (ay-lee') -- Eli">when Eli</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7901.htm" title="shakab (shaw-kab') -- X at all, cast down, ((lover-))lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge">was laid down</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4725.htm" title="maqowm (maw-kome') -- country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X whither(-soever)">in his place</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5869.htm" title="ayin (ah'-yin) -- affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance">and his eyes</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2490.htm" title="chalal (khaw-lal') -- begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things)">began</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3544.htm" title="keheh (kay-heh') -- somewhat dark, darkish, wax dim, heaviness, smoking">to wax dim</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3201.htm" title="yakol (yaw-kole') -- be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome">that he could</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ra'ah (raw-aw') -- advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy">not see</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/3.htm">שמואל א 3:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ב בִּמְקֹמֹ֑ו [וְעֵינֹו כ] (וְעֵינָיו֙ ק) הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵהֹ֔ות לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֹֽות׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/3.htm">שמואל א 3:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויהי ביום ההוא ועלי שכב במקמו [ועינו כ] (ועיניו ק) החלו כהות לא יוכל לראות׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/3.htm">שמואל א 3:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויהי ביום ההוא ועלי שכב במקמו [ועינו כ] (ועיניו ק) החלו כהות לא יוכל לראות׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/3.htm">שמואל א 3:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויהי ביום ההוא ועלי שכב במקמו ועינו החלו כהות לא יוכל לראות׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_samuel/3-2.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass at that time, when Eli <i>was</i> laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, <i>that</i> he could not see;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, was lying in his room. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">his eyes</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 2:22</span> Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 4:15</span> Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/27-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 27:1</span> And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/48-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 48:19</span> And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 90:10</span> The days of our years are three score years and ten; and if by reason …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ecclesiastes 12:3</span> In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2</a> • <a href="/niv/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/3-2.htm">1 Samuel 3:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a 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