Genesis 29:17 meaning and explanation
Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
Genesis 29:17, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator pauses in Laban's household to describe the two sisters Jacob will marry. Leah's eyes are called weak or tender, a description whose exact sense is uncertain; the Hebrew word suggests softness rather than blindness.
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