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And it happenedוַיְהִיon thatבַּ הַהוּאday,יּוֹםas Eliוְעֵלִיwas lying downשֹׁכֵבin his placeבִּמְקֹמוֹ(and his eyesוְעֵינָיוhad begunהֵחֵלּוּto grow dim;כֵהוֹתhe could notלֹא יוּכַלsee),לִרְאוֹת
1 Samuel 3:2
Study it in the app“And it happened on that day, as Eli was lying down in his place (and his eyes had begun to grow dim; he could not see),”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 3:2, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- as Eliעֵלִיeli
Eli
Eli, priest at Shiloh who judged Israel forty years (1 Samuel 4:18); Samuel grew up with him.
Where else “eli” appears- was lying downשֹׁכֵבshochev
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “shochev” appears- in his placeמְקֹמmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- (and his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- had begunהֵחֵלּוּhechelu
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “hechelu” appears- to grow dimכֵהוֹתchehot
dim, faint
Dim, faded, gone dark; of a person, faint, weak.
Where else “chehot” appears- he could notיוּכַלyuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yuchal” appears- see)רְאוֹתreot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” appears
The context
1And the boy Samuel was ministering to YHWH before Eli. And the word of YHWH was rare in those days; there was no vision breaking through.
2 · This verse (above)
3and the lamp of Elohim had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of YHWH, where the ark of Elohim was,