Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 29:17 · retained source text
Leah was tender eyed: but Rachel was beautiful and well fauoured.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of eye, meaning to watch or regard.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 29:17
Complete exact-word concordance
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Leah was tender eyed: but Rachel was beautiful and well fauoured.
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
And Saul eyed Dauid from that day, and forward.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Having eyes; used in composition.