World English Bible
"It happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),"
— 1 Samuel 3:2, World English Bible
“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;”
“And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see), ”
“Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,”
“And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:”
“And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)”
“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;”
The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
It happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),
and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down [to sleep], in the temple of Yahweh, where the ark of God was;
that Yahweh called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am."
He ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am; for you called me." He said, "I didn't call; lie down again." He went and lay down.