1 Samuel 3:2

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1 Samuel 3:2


← 1 Samuel 3:1 1 Samuel 3:2 (KJV) 1 Samuel 3:3 →
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
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;
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass at that timeH3117, when EliH5941 was laid downH7901 in his placeH4725, and his eyesH5869 beganH2490 to wax dimH3544, that he couldH3201 not seeH7200;


Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי בַּיֹּום הַהוּא וְעֵלִי שֹׁכֵב בִּמְקֹמֹו [וְעֵינֹו כ] (וְעֵינָיו ק) הֵחֵלּוּ כֵהֹות לֹא יוּכַל לִרְאֹות׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וַֽ/יְהִי֙
va/y.Hi H1961 HC/Vqw3ms and/ it was
בַּ/יּ֣וֹם
ba/i.Yom H3117 HRd/Ncmsa on the/ day
הַ/ה֔וּא
ha./Hu' H1931 HTd/Pp3ms (the)/ that
וְ/עֵלִ֖י
ve./'e.Li H5941 HC/Np and/ Eli
שֹׁכֵ֣ב
sho.Khev H7901 HVqrmsa (was) lying
בִּ/מְקֹמ֑/וֹ
bi/m.ko.M/o H4725 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms in/ place/ his
[ו/עינ/ו כ] (וְ/עֵינָי/ו֙ ק)
[ʻayin כ] (ve./'ei.no/v ק) H5869 כ [HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms כ] (HC/Ncfdc/Sp3ms ק) (and/ eyes/ his ק)
הֵחֵ֣לּוּ
he.Che.lu H2490 HVhp3cp they began
כֵה֔וֹת
khe.Hot H3544 HAafpa dim
לֹ֥א
lo' H3808 HTn not
יוּכַ֖ל
yu.Khal H3201 HVqi3ms he was able
לִ/רְאֽוֹת
li/r.'ot H7200 HR/Vqc to/ see
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
  • H2490 — חָלַל (châlal, khaw-lal'): a primitive root (compare חָלָה (châlâh) H2470); also denominative (from חָלִיל (châlîyl) H2485); properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute); begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
  • H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
  • H3201 — יָכֹל (yâkôl, yaw-kole'): or (fuller) יָכוֹל (yâkôwl); a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might); be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
  • H3544 — כֵּהֶה (kêheh, kay-heh'): from כָּהָה (kâhâh) H3543; feeble, obscure; somewhat dark, darkish, wax dim, heaviness, smoking.
  • H4725 — מָקוֹם (mâqôwm, maw-kome'): or מָקֹם (mâqôm); also (feminine) מְקוֹמָה (mᵉqôwmâh); or מְקֹמָה (mᵉqômâh); from קוּם (qûwm) H6965; properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind); country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).
  • H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
  • H5941 — עֵלִי (ʻÊlîy, ay-lee'): from עָלָה (ʻâlâh) H5927; lofty; Eli, an Israelite highpriest; Eli.
  • H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
  • H7901 — שָׁכַב (shâkab, shaw-kab'): a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose); [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא (hîyʼ); a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
  • H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
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Reciprocal references (3): Genesis 48:10, 1 Kings 14:4, Ecclesiastes 12:2

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