Genesis 49:12
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His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

Proverbs 23:29 Who hath woe? whose father hath woe? who hath contentions? who falls into pits? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Context
Jacob Blesses His Sons
11Tying his foal to the vineyard, and his ass, O my son, to the vine. He shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape. 12His eyes are more beautiful than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.13Zabulon shall dwell on the seashore, and in the road of ships, reaching as far as Sidon.…
Cross References
Genesis 49:11
Tying his foal to the vineyard, and his ass, O my son, to the vine. He shall wash his robe in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape.

Genesis 49:13
Zabulon shall dwell on the seashore, and in the road of ships, reaching as far as Sidon.

Lexicon
His eyes
עֵינַ֖יִם (‘ê·na·yim)
Noun - cd
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

are darker
חַכְלִילִ֥י (ḥaḵ·lî·lî)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2447: Darkly flashing, brilliant

than wine,
מִיָּ֑יִן (mî·yā·yin)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3196: Wine, intoxication

and his teeth
שִׁנַּ֖יִם (šin·na·yim)
Noun - cd
Strong's Hebrew 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff

are whiter
וּלְבֶן־ (ū·lə·ḇen-)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3836: White

than milk.
מֵחָלָֽב׃ (mê·ḥā·lāḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2461: Milk


Additional Translations
His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

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

His eyes shall be more cheering than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

The eyes are red with wine, And the teeth [are] white with milk.

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

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

His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

Red are eyes with wine, And white are teeth with milk!
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