“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 Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place—Eli's physical blindness (*va'ad orot eynayim ledimot* literally, 'until the lights of his eyes dimmed') is symbolic of spiritual darkness. He cannot see what is coming, neither his sons' judgment nor Samuel's call.
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