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1 | Leah's eye's lovely? | Gen 29:17 | prayon | 8266 | ||
The New International Version refers to Leah's eyes as lovely. Another version refers to them as pretty. The NASB refers to them as weak. Why all the differences? What were they? | ||||||
2 | Leah's eye's lovely? | Gen 29:17 | kalos | 8269 | ||
Gen 29:16 (Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel. 29:17 Leah's eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.) New English Translation (http://www.netbible.com) Translator's note: Heb "and the eyes of Leah were tender."...It is not clear what is meant by "tender" (or "delicate") eyes. The expression may mean she had appealing eyes (cf. NAB, NRSV, NLT), though some suggest that they were plain, not having the brightness normally expected. Either way, she did not measure up to her gorgeous sister. |
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3 | Leah's eye's lovely? | Gen 29:17 | Makarios | 8286 | ||
The King James Version renders Leah's eyes in Gen. 29:17 as 'tender', which is #7390 in Strong's Concordance which reads, "tender by impl. 'weak'; -faint [-hearted], soft, tender ([-hearted], one), weak." (pg. 108 of Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary). The Ryrie Expanded Edition NASB Study Bible (1995, Moody Press) comments, "Leah's eyes were weak. Either her eyes were visually weak or they lacked luster, which was a great defect among people who admired sparkling eyes. All three patriarchs' wives were beautiful (Sarah, Gen. 12:11; Rebekah, Gen. 24:15-16; and, here, Rachel)." But of course, Leah had more children and was the mother of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Dinah (a daugher). Also, Leah's maid, Zilpah, bore two more sons to Jacob, Gad and Asher. These were more children than Rachel bore to Jacob, Joseph and Benjamin, even though these two boys were Jacob's 'favorites'.. However, Rachel had to 'bear' children for her husband through her maid Bilhah, who bore Dan and Naphtali, which was no doubt humiliating and a source of frustration for Rachel. Good question, prayon! |
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