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Genesis 49:12

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His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
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  1. Proverbs 23:29Rank 1 from verse 12
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    29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

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Genesis 49:12

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

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teeth

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1. The hard structures in a person's or animal's jaws, chiefly used for biting and chewing. 2. Toothlike points or projections on a tool or instrument. 3. In ‘cast ... in his teeth,’ to reproach or taunt someone to his face.

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white

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1. Having the light colour of snow or milk; bright or pale. 2. To make white; to whiten.

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11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

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13¶ Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

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