King James Version

Genesis 49:12

His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

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חַכְלִילִ֥יchakhliliredחַכְלִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “red”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2447darkly flashing (only of the eyes); in a good sense, brilliant (as stimulated by wine)red.עֵינַ֖יִםeynayimeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an 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…מִיָּ֑יִןmiyayinfrom wineיַיִןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וּלְבֶןulevenand whiteלָבָןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “and white”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3836whitewhite.שִׁנַּ֖יִםshinayimivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “ivory”, the ordinary formH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.מֵחָלָֽבmechalavfrom milkחָלָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from milk”, the ordinary formH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.

Young’s Literal Translation

Red [are] eyes with wine, And white [are] teeth with milk!

World English Bible

His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

Darby Translation

The eyes are red with wine, And the teeth [are] white with milk.

Douay-Rheims

His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His eyes shall be more cheering than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χαροποιοὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ οἶνον· καὶ λευκοὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτοῦ ἢ γάλα.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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