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Genesis 29:17


Genesis 29:16 Genesis 29:17 (KJV) Genesis 29:18
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel.
Leah [was] tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

LeahH3812 was tenderH7390 eyedH5869; but RachelH7354 was beautifulH3303 H8389 and wellH3303 favouredH4758.


Original Hebrew

וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכֹּות וְרָחֵל הָיְתָה יְפַת־תֹּאַר וִיפַת מַרְאֶה׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
וְ/עֵינֵ֥י
ve./'ei.Nei H5869 HC/Ncbdc and/ (the) eyes of
לֵאָ֖ה
le.'Ah H3812 HNp Leah
רַכּ֑וֹת
ra.Kot H7390 HAafpa (were) weak
וְ/רָחֵל֙
ve./ra.Chel H7354 HC/Np and/ Rachel
הָֽיְתָ֔ה
ha.ye.Tah H1961 HVqp3fs she was
יְפַת
ye.fat- H3303 HAafsc beautiful of
תֹּ֖אַר
To.'ar H8389 HNcmsa form
וִ/יפַ֥ת
vi./Fat H3303 HC/Aafsc and/ beautiful of
מַרְאֶֽה
mar.'Eh H4758 HNcmsa appearance
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
  • H3303 — יָפֶה (yâpheh, yaw-feh'): from יָפָה; beautiful (literally or figuratively); [phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.
  • H3812 — לֵאָה (Lêʼâh, lay-aw'): from לָאָה; weary; Leah, a wife of Jacob; Leah.
  • H4758 — מַרְאֶה (marʼeh, mar-eh'): from רָאָה; a 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.
  • H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an 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, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
  • H7354 — רָחֵל (Râchêl, raw-khale'): the same as רָחֵל; Rachel, a wife of Jacob; Rachel.
  • H7390 — רַךְ (rak, rak): from רָכַךְ; tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak; faint((-hearted), soft, tender ((-hearted), one), weak.
  • H8389 — תֹּאַר (tôʼar, to'-ar): from תָּאַר; outline, i.e. figure or appearance; [phrase] beautiful, [idiom] comely, countenance, [phrase] fair, [idiom] favoured, form, [idiom] goodly, [idiom] resemble, visage.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to 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.
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