ka.leh denotes the longing expressed as eyes look for children given to another people.

The attested use describes longing directed toward sons and daughters after they have been given to another people.

1. Longing for absent children · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 28:32, the feminine plural absolute form occurs in the clause concerning eyes looking toward sons and daughters given to another people; the APB renders the action as eyes that “see and long for them all the day.”

   Deuteronomy 28:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 28:32, the APB presents the clause as eyes that “see and long for them all the day.” This wording confirms the verse’s portrayal of longing without isolating every element of the Hebrew clause.