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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; (KJV)

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וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 1

בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 2

הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> that

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 3

וְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.Liand Eli

Lemma: עֵלִי (e.li) · Strong's: H5941

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Eli

Used 33 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 1:12, 1 Samuel 1:13, 1 Samuel 1:14, 1 Samuel 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5941; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 4

שֹׁכֵ֣בsho.Khev[was] lying

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 5

בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹbim.ko.Moin place his

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 6

הֵחֵ֣לּוּhe.Che.luthey began

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490C

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to profane/begin: begin

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 41:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490C; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 7

כֵה֔וֹתkhe.Hotdim

Lemma: כֵּהֶה (ke.heh) · Strong's: H3544

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: faint

Used 7 times. Also: Leviticus 13:21, Leviticus 13:26, Leviticus 13:28, Leviticus 13:39, Isaiah 42:3, Isaiah 61:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3544; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 8

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 9

יוּכַ֖לyu.Khalhe was able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 10

לִרְאֽוֹת\׃lir.'otto see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:2 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
at that time	→	יוֹם H3117G day
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
Eli	→	עֵלִי H5941 Eli
whose eyesight	→	H5869
had grown so dim	→	כֵּהֶה H3544 faint
that he could	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
was lying	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
in his room	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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