When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful to behold;
Genesis 29:17 - Revised Standard Version Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and lovely. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Leah's eyes were weak and dull looking, but Rachel was beautiful and attractive. American Standard Version (1901) And Leah’s eyes were tender; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored. Common English Bible Leah had delicate eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and was good-looking. Catholic Public Domain Version But while Leah was bleary-eyed, Rachel had an elegant appearance and was attractive to behold. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Lia was blear eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance. |
When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful to behold;
When Abram entered Egypt the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
The maiden was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, and filled her jar, and came up.
When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister”; for he feared to say, “My wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me for the sake of Rebekah”; because she was fair to look upon.
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.
Then God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her and opened her womb.
So he left all that he had in Joseph's charge; and having him he had no concern for anything but the food which he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking.
For when I came from Paddan, Rachel to my sorrow died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Thus says the Lord: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are not.”
“A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more.”
When you depart from me today you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The asses which you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the asses and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?” ’