The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It
Genesis 29:16-17 And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger is Rachel, and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
Strong’s H7401 Rak - tender (literally or figuratively), by implication weak - faint [-hearted], soft, tender ([hearted], one), weak.
Genesis 27:1 And it comes to pass that Isaac [is] aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calls [for] his older son Esau and says to him, “My son”; and he says to him, “Here I [am].”
Strong’s H3543 kaw-haw’ - A primitive root, to be weak, that is, (figuratively) to despond (causatively rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull: - darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, X utterly.
Seeing Brown-Driver-Brigs - to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider, have vision.
1 Samuel 3:1-4 And the youth Samuel is serving YHVH before Eli, and the word of YHVH has been precious in those days — there is no vision breaking forth. And it comes at pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun [to be] faded — he is not able to see. and the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of YHVH, where the Ark of God [is], and YHVH calls to Samuel, and he says, “Here I [am].”