King James Version

Genesis 29:17

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

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וְעֵינֵ֥יveeyneand eye , , -sightעַיִןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “and eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…לֵאָ֖הleahLeahלֵאָהnoun, proper name — “Leah”H3812Leah, a wife of JacobLeah.רַכּ֑וֹתrakottender (literally or figuratively)רַךְadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “tender (literally or figuratively)”, the ordinary formH7390tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weakfaint((-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted), one), weak.וְרָחֵל֙veracheland Rachelרָחֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Rachel”H7354Rachel, a wife of JacobRachel.הָֽיְתָ֔הhayetahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.יְפַתyefatbeautyיָפֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.תֹּ֖אַרtoarcountenanceתֹּאַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “countenance”, the ordinary formH8389outline, i.e. figure or appearance[phrase] beautiful, [idiom] comely, countenance, [phrase] fair, [idiom] favoured, form, [idiom] goodly, [idiom] resemble, visage.וִיפַ֥תvifatand beautyיָפֶהconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “and beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.מַרְאֶֽהmarehvisionמַרְאֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “vision”, the ordinary formH4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision[idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Leah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Leah’s eyes were tender; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.

World English Bible

Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.

Darby Translation

And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance.

Douay-Rheims

But Lia was blear eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Leah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the eyes of Lea were weak. But Rachel was beautiful in appearance, and exceedingly fair in countenance.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ δὲ ὀφθάλμοὶ Λείας, ἀσθενεῖς· Ῥαχῆλ δὲ ἦν καλὴ τῷ εἴδει, καὶ ὡραία τῇ ὄψει σφάδρα.