“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.”
Genesis 29:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 29:179 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/עֵינֵ֥יwəʿēynēy
and the eyes ofconjH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
לֵאָ֖הlēʾāh
LeahnounH3812
רַכּ֑וֹתrakwōt
were weakadjH7390
soft · tender · one) · weak
וְ/רָחֵל֙wərāḥēl
and RachelconjH7354
הָֽיְתָ֔הhāyətāh
she wasverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
יְפַתyəpat
beautiful ofadjH3303
beautiful · comely · fair(-est · one) ···
תֹּ֖אַרtōʾar
formnounH8389
beautiful · comely · fair · favoured ···
וִ/יפַ֥תwiypat
and beautiful ofconjH3303
beautiful · comely · fair(-est · one) ···
מַרְאֶֽהmarəʾeh
appearancenounH4758
apparently · as soon as beautiful · countenance · fair ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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