1 Samuel 4:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Eliוְעֵלִ֕י
(ve·'e·li)
5941: a priest at Shilohfrom alah
was ninety-eightתִּשְׁעִ֥ים
(tish·'im)
8673: ninetyfrom the same as tesha
yearsשָׁנָ֑ה
(sha·nah;)
8141: a yearfrom shana
old,בֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
and his eyesוְעֵינָ֣יו
(ve·'ei·nav)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
were setקָ֔מָה
(ka·mah,)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
so that he couldיָכֹ֖ול
(ya·cho·vl)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
not see.לִרְאֹֽות׃
(lir·'o·vt.)
7200: to seea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Now Eli
`Eliy  (ay-lee')
lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest -- Eli.
was ninety
tish`iym  (tish-eem')
ninety -- ninety.
and eight
shmoneh  (shem-o-neh')
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the perfect seven); also (as ordinal) eighth -- eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
old
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and his eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
were dim
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
that he could
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
not see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set so that he could not see.

King James Bible
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At that time Eli was 98 years old, and his gaze was fixed because he couldn't see.

International Standard Version
Now Eli was 98 years old, and his vision had failed.

NET Bible
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; he was unable to see.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(Eli was 98 years old, and his eyesight had failed so that he couldn't see.)

King James 2000 Bible
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
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