Genesis 29:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. | Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful. | And Leah’s eyes were tender; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and [the] eyes of | וְעֵינֵ֥י | ve-'ei-NEI | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| Leah | לֵאָ֖ה | le-'AH | H3812 | Leahלֵאָה (le.ah) A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.16; daughter of: Laban (H3837A); sister of: Rachel (H7354); married to Israel (H3478); mother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783) § Leah = "weary" daughter of Laban, first wife of Jacob, and mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah |
| [were] weak | רַכּ֑וֹת | ra-KOT | H7390 | tenderרַךְ (rakh) 1) tender, soft, delicate, weak 1a) tender, delicate (of flesh) 1b) weak of heart, timid 1c) soft (of words) 1c1) gentle words (subst) |
| and Rachel | וְרָחֵל֙ | ve-ra-CHEL | H7354 | Rachelרָחֵל (ra.chel) A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.6; daughter of: Laban (H3837A); sister of: Leah (H3812); married to Israel (H3478); mother of: Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144) Also named: Rhachēl (Ῥαχήλ "Rachel" G4478) § Rachel = "ewe" daughter of Laban, wife of Jacob, and mother of Joseph and Benjamin |
| she was | הָֽיְתָ֔ה | ha-ye-TAH | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| beautiful of | יְפַת־ | ye-fat- | H3303 | beautifulיָפֶה (ya.pheh) fair, beautiful, handsome |
| form | תֹּ֖אַר | TO-'ar | H8389 | appearanceתֹּ֫אַר (to.ar) shape, form, outline, figure, appearance |
| and beautiful of | וִיפַ֥ת | vi-FAT | H3303 | beautifulיָפֶה (ya.pheh) fair, beautiful, handsome |
| appearance | מַרְאֶֽה׃ | mar-'EH | H4758 | appearanceמַרְאֶה (mar.eh) 1) sight, appearance, vision 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision 1b) what is seen 1c) a vision (supernatural) 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.