But it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now (A)his eyesight had begun to be [a]poor and he could not see well),

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:2 Lit dim

One night Eli, whose eyes(A) were becoming so weak that he could barely see,(B) was lying down in his usual place.

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15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and (A)his eyes were [a]fixed and he could not see.

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:15 I.e., possibly unable to focus

15 who was ninety-eight years old and whose eyes(A) had failed so that he could not see.

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