And it came to be, when he was close to entering Mitsrayim, that he said to Sarai his wife, “See, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.
Genesis 29:17 - The Scriptures 2009 And Lĕ’ah’s eyes were weak, but Raḥĕl was beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance. 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. |
And it came to be, when he was close to entering Mitsrayim, that he said to Sarai his wife, “See, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.
And it came to be, when Aḇram came into Mitsrayim, that the Mitsrites saw the woman, that she was very beautiful.
And the young woman was very good-looking, a maiden, no man having known her. And she went down to the fountain, filled her jar, and came up.
And when the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” thinking, “lest the men of the place should kill me for Riḇqah, because she is good-looking.”
And Laḇan had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lĕ’ah, and the name of the younger was Raḥĕl.
And Ya‛aqoḇ loved Raḥĕl, so he said, “Let me serve you seven years for Raḥĕl your younger daughter.”
And he also went in to Raḥĕl, and he also loved Raḥĕl more than Lĕ’ah. And he served with Laḇan still another seven years.
And Elohim remembered Raḥĕl, and Elohim listened to her and opened her womb.
And he left in Yosĕph’s hand all that he had, and he did not know what he had except for the bread which he ate. And Yosĕph was handsome in form and handsome in appearance.
And I, when I came from Paddan, Raḥĕl died beside me in the land of Kena‛an on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath. And I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that is Bĕyth Leḥem.
Loveliness is deceptive And prettiness is vain, A woman who fears יהוה is to be praised.
Thus said יהוה, “A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing, bitter weeping, Raḥĕl weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.”
“A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and weeping, and great mourning – Raḥĕl weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they were no more.”
“When you leave me today, you shall find two men by Raḥĕl’s burial-place in the border of Binyamin at Tseltsaḥ, and they shall say to you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And see, your father has left the matters of the donkeys and is worrying about you, saying, “What shall I do for my son?” ’