Hamor's eye pleased with desire
( 51 ) Ge 34:11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren , Let me find grace in your eyes "`ayin", and what ye shall say unto me I will give .
.. Let me find grace in your eye ..
( 52 ) Ge 34:18 � And their words pleased "`ayin" Hamor , and Shechem Hamor's son .
..And their words pleased the eye of Hamor ..
A strange context, the words make the eye sparkle
with desire, like a reverse of Eve's sin, except this
time it is done with sound rather than sight.
( 53 ) Ge 37:25 And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes "`ayin" and looked , and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh , going to carry it down to Egypt .
.. and they lifted up their eye ..
( 54 ) Ge 38:7 And Er , Judah's firstborn , was wicked in the sight "`ayin" of the LORD ; and the LORD slew him.
.. was wicked in the eye of the LORD ..
( 55 ) Ge 38:10 And the thing which he did displeased "`ayin" the LORD : wherefore he slew him also. {displeased...: Heb. was evil in the eyes of the Lord}
.. which he did eye ..
( 56 ) Ge 38:14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail , and wrapped herself , and sat in an open "`ayin" place , which is by the way to Timnath ; for she saw that Shelah was grown , and she was not given unto him to wife . {an open...: Heb. the door of eyes, or, of Enajim}
.. herself and sat in an eye place ..
Possibly some fountain or spring place
( 57 ) Ge 38:21 Then he asked the men of that place , saying , Where is the harlot , that was openly "`ayin" by the way side ? And they said , There was no harlot in this place. {openly: or, in Enajim}
.. Where is the harlot that was eye ..
( 58 ) Ge 39:4 And Joseph found grace in his sight "`ayin", and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house , and all that he had he put into his hand .
.. found grace in his eye ..
( 59 ) Ge 39:7 � And it came to pass after these things , that his master's wife cast her eyes "`ayin" upon Joseph ; and she said , Lie with me.
.. wife cast her eye upon Joseph ; and she said , Lie with me ..
Joseph refers her request for it is forbidden by GOD..
( 60 ) Ge 39:21 But the LORD was with Joseph , and shewed him mercy , and gave him favour in the sight "`ayin" of the keeper of the prison . {shewed...: Heb. extended kindness unto him}
.. and gave him favour in the eye ..
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