² 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.

¹⁵ Now Eli was ninety-eight years old ^(A)and his eyes were set so that he could not see.

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.

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.”

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.”

³ 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,

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.