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OET (OET-RV) By that time, Eli’s sight was very poor—he could barely see. One night when he was sleeping in his place,[fn]
3:2 Some translations use ‘room’ here instead of ‘place’, but it could easily be that he had a small bed in a corner somewhere.
OET-LV and_he/it_was in_the_day (the)_that and_ˊĒlī was_lying in/on/at/with_place_of_his[fn] and_eyesight_of_whose[fn] they_began dim not he_was_able to_see.
3:2 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
3:2 OSHB variant note: ו/עינ/ו: (x-qere) ’וְ/עֵינָי/ו֙’: lemma_c/5869 a n_0.1.0 morph_HC/Ncbdc/Sp3ms id_09Mdv וְ/עֵינָי/ו֙
UHB וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ב בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ וְעֵינָיו֙ [fn] הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵה֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֽוֹת׃ ‡
(vayəhī bayyōm hahūʼ vəˊēliy shokēⱱ biməqomō vəˊēynāyv hēḩēllū kēhōt loʼ yūkal lirəʼōt.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
K ועינו
BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα ἐκείνῃ, καὶ Ἡλὶ ἐκάθευδεν ἐν τῷ τόπῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο βαρύνεσθαι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο βλέπειν.
(Kai egeneto en taʸ haʸmera ekeinaʸ, kai Haʸli ekatheuden en tōi topōi autou, kai hoi ofthalmoi autou aʸrxanto barunesthai, kai ouk aʸdunanto blepein. )
BrTr And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.
ULT And it happened in that day that Eli was lying down in his place. Now his eyes had begun to be dim; he was not able to see.
UST By that time Eli’s eyes were very weak; he was almost blind. One night he was sleeping in his room.
BSB And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB Once at that time, when Eli was lying in his Samuel place – his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see –
WEBBE 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),
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,
LSV And it comes to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun [to be] faded—he is not able to see.
FBV One evening, Eli had gone to bed in his room. His eyes were now so weak that he couldn't see.
T4T By that time Eli’s eyes were very weak; he was almost blind. One night he was sleeping in his room,
LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available
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,)
Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available
JPS And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place — now his eyes had begun to wax dim, that he could not see—
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),
DRA And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:
YLT And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim — he is not able to see.
Drby And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),
RV And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, that he could not see,)
SLT And it will be in that day, and Eli lay down in his place, and his eyes began to be weak; he will not be able to see.
Wbstr And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to grow dim, that he could not see;
KJB-1769 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;
KJB-1611 And it came to passe at that time, when Eli was layd downe in his place, and his eyes beganne to waxe dimme, that he could not see;
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available
Gnva And at that time, as Eli lay in his place, his eyes began to waxe dimme that he could not see.
(And at that time, as Eli lay in his place, his eyes began to wax dimme that he could not see. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available
ClVg Factum est ergo in die quadam, Heli jacebat in loco suo, et oculi ejus caligaverant, nec poterat videre:
(Done it_is therefore in/into/on day quadam, Heli yacebat in/into/on instead his_own, and eyes his caligaverant, but_not he_could seere: )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available
Note 1 topic: writing-newevent
וַֽיְהִי֙
and=he/it_was
See how you translated this phrase in [1:12](../01/12.md).
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא
in_the=day (the)=that
The author is using the term day by association to mean a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [at that time]
Note 3 topic: writing-background
וְעֵינָיו֙ הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵה֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֽוֹת
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day (the)=that and=ˊĒlī lying_down in/on/at/with,place_of,his and,eyesight_of,whose begun dim not he/it_would_be_able to=see )
The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
וְעֵינָיו֙ הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵה֔וֹת לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֽוֹת
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day (the)=that and=ˊĒlī lying_down in/on/at/with,place_of,his and,eyesight_of,whose begun dim not he/it_would_be_able to=see )
These two phrases mean basically the same thing. If it would be clearer in your language, you could combine them. Alternate translation: [Now it had begun to be difficult for him to see well]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וְעֵינָיו֙
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=day (the)=that and=ˊĒlī lying_down in/on/at/with,place_of,his and,eyesight_of,whose begun dim not he/it_would_be_able to=see )
The author is using the term eyes by association to mean. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Now his vision]