At that time Eli, (A)whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.

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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 (A)and his eyes were set so that he could not see.

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

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Isaac Blesses Jacob

27 When Isaac was old and (A)his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son”; and he answered, “Here I am.”

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27 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see,(A) he called for Esau his older son(B) and said to him, “My son.”

“Here I am,” he answered.

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in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and (A)those who look through the windows are dimmed,

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when the keepers of the house tremble,
    and the strong men stoop,
when the grinders cease because they are few,
    and those looking through the windows grow dim;

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10 The years of our life are seventy,
    or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span[a] is but toil and trouble;
    they are soon gone, and we fly away.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 90:10 Or pride

10 Our days may come to seventy years,(A)
    or eighty,(B) if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,(C)
    for they quickly pass, and we fly away.(D)

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Eli Rebukes His Sons

22 Now Eli was very old, and he kept hearing all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who (A)were serving at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(A) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(B) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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19 But his father refused and said, (A)“I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great. Nevertheless, (B)his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude[a] of nations.”

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  1. Genesis 48:19 Hebrew fullness

19 But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great.(A) Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he,(B) and his descendants will become a group of nations.(C)

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10 Now (A)the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. So Joseph brought them near him, (B)and he kissed them and embraced them.

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10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see.(A) So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them(B) and embraced them.(C)

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