Tanach
Shmuel I 3:2-3 שמואל א ג׳:ב׳-ג׳
Part of: Chapter 3
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וַֽיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְעֵלִי שֹׁכֵב בִּמְקוֹמוֹ וְעֵינָו הֵחֵלּוּ כֵהוֹת לֹא יוּכַל לִרְאֽוֹת׃
It happened one day that Eili was lying in his place, and his eyes had begun to become dim, he was unable to see.
It happened one day that Eili was lying in his place, and his eyes had begun to become dim, he was unable to see.
וְנֵר אֱלֹהִים טֶרֶם יִכְבֶּה וּשְׁמוּאֵל שֹׁכֵב בְּהֵיכַל יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם אֲרוֹן אֱלֹהִֽים׃ {פ}
The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Shmuel was lying in the Temple of Adonoy where the Ark of God was located.
The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Shmuel was lying in the Temple of Adonoy where the Ark of God was located.
Rashi
בהיכל ה' אשר שם ארון האלהים.
In the Temple of Adonoy. Where the Ark of God was.
ושמואל שוכב. במקומו בעזרת הלוים השומרים בית המקדש, וכן תרגם יונתן: ושמואל שכיב בעזרת לואי:
And Shmuel was lying. In his place, in the court of the Levites who watch in the Temple. According to Targum Yonoson: "And Shmuel was lying in the court of the Levites."