1 Samuel 3:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 3:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְעֵלִ֖י
ʻÊlîy
H5941
Eli
שֹׁכֵ֣ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ
mâqôwm
H4725
place
ועינו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וְעֵינָיו֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הֵחֵ֣לּוּ
châlal
H2490
to profane
כֵה֔וֹת
kêheh
H3544
dim
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּכַ֖ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לִרְאֽוֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened 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),
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King James Version Public Domain
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;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened in that day that Eli was lying down in his place. Now his eyes had begun dim; he was not able to see.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).