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Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Leah Leah Noun H3812 לֵאָ֖ה le·'ah
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eyed affliction Noun H5869 וְעֵינֵ֥י ve·'ei·nei
[was] tender faint Adjective H7390 רַכֹּ֑ות rak·ko·vt;
but Rachel Rachel Noun H7354 וְרָחֵל֙ ve·ra·chel
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and well beautiful Adjective H3303 יְפַת־ ye·fat-
of form be drawn Noun H8389 תֹּ֖אַר to·'ar
favoured apparently Noun H4758 מַרְאֶֽה׃ mar·'eh.

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Leah

Leah [N] [H] [S] weary, the eldest daughter of Laban, and sister of Rachel ( Genesis 29:16 ). Jacob took her to wife through a deceit of her father ( Genesis 29:23 ). She was "tender-eyed" (17). She bore to Jacob six sons (32-35), also one daughter, Dinah ( 30:21 ). She accompanied Jacob into Canaan, and died there before the time of the going down into Egypt ( Genesis 31 ), and was buried... View Details

Rachel

a wife of Jacob

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King James Bible Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Hebrew Greek English Leah was tender eyed; And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and well favoured.face.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Leah was tender eyed; And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and well favoured.face.