1 Samuel

1 Samuel 3:2

²And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַֽיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
at that time	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
Eli	וְעֵלִ֖י	wə·‘ê·lî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5941 Eli
whose eyesight	וְעֵינוֹ	wə·ʿē·nō	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
had grown so dim	כֵה֔וֹת	ḵê·hō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H3544 dim, dull, faint
that he could	יוּכַ֖ל	yū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	לִרְאֽוֹת׃	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
was lying	שֹׁכֵ֣ב	šō·ḵêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7901 lie down
in his room	בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ	bim·qō·mō	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition

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