1 Samuel 4:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.

Young's Literal Translation
And Eli is a son of ninety and eight years, and his eyes have stood, and he hath not been able to see.

King James Bible
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

Hebrew
Now Eli
וְעֵלִ֕י (wə·‘ê·lî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh

was ninety-eight
תִּשְׁעִ֥ים (tiš·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 8673: Ninety

years old,
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

and his gaze
וְעֵינָ֣יו (wə·‘ê·nāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

was fixed
קָ֔מָה (qā·māh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

because he could not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

see.
לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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