#128: Leah's Weak Eyes
Various interpretations of Parashat Vayetze, Bereisht/Genesis 29:17
Gimme Some Torah #128
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וְעֵינֵ֥י לֵאָ֖ה רַכּ֑וֹת וְרָחֵל֙ הָֽיְתָ֔ה יְפַת־תֹּ֖אַר וִיפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃
Leah had weak eyes; Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
The Torah describes Leah’s eyes as weak. Other possible translations of the word רַכּוֹת (rakkot) include soft and tender. So…
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