Leah's eyes were tender i.e. weak or soft, wanting in clearness and brilliancy. The eye was the chief feature of Oriental beauty. The versions rather exaggerate the sense. LXX ἀσθενεῖς = "weak," Lat. lippis oculis, Aq. Sym. ἁπαλοί = "tender."

beautiful and well favoured Lit. "fair of form and fair of looks." The Old English "favoured" has reference to personal appearance; cf. Génesis 41:2; Génesis 41:4.

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