1 Samuel 3

In quel medesimo tempo, Eli, la cui vista cominciava a intorbidarsi in guisa ch’egli non ci poteva vedere, se ne stava un giorno coricato nel suo luogo consueto;

Y aconteció un día, que estando Eli acostado en su aposento, cuando sus ojos comenzaban á oscurecerse, que no podía ver,

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;

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),