Genesis 29:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ Leah had tender eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Leah's eyes were weak and dull looking, but Rachel was beautiful and attractive.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And Leah’s eyes were tender; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Leah had delicate eyes, but Rachel had a beautiful figure and was good-looking.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ But while Leah was bleary-eyed, Rachel had an elegant appearance and was attractive to behold.

Genesis 29:17 Cross References

Genesis 12:11

When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, ‘Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are.

Genesis 12:14

When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

Genesis 24:16

Now the girl was very beautiful,  a virgin #– #no man had been intimate with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came up.

Genesis 26:7

When the men of the place asked about his wife, he said, ‘She is my sister,’  for he was afraid to say ‘my wife’, thinking,  ‘The men of the place will kill me on account of Rebekah, for she is a beautiful woman.’

Genesis 29:16

Now Laban had two daughters: the elder was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.

Genesis 29:18

Jacob loved Rachel, so he answered Laban, ‘I’ll work for you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.’

Genesis 29:30

Jacob slept with Rachel also, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.

Genesis 35:24

Rachel’s sons were Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 39:6

He left all that he owned under Joseph’s authority;  he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome.

Genesis 48:7

When I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way,  some distance from Ephrath in the land of Canaan. I buried her there along the way to Ephrath’ (that is, Bethlehem).

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the  Lord will be praised.

Jeremiah 31:15

This is what the Lord says: A voice was heard in Ramah, a lament with bitter weeping – Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children because they are no more.

Matthew 2:18

A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping,   and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she refused to be consoled, because they are no more.   ,

1 Samuel 10:2

Today when you leave me, you’ll find two men at Rachel’s Grave  at Zelzah in the territory of Benjamin. They will say to you, “The donkeys you went looking for have been found,  and now your father has stopped being concerned about the donkeys and is worried about you, asking: What should I do about my son? ”