When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know well that you are a woman beautiful in appearance,
Genesis 29:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was graceful and beautiful. More versionsKing 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 his wife Sarai, “I know well that you are a woman beautiful in appearance,
When Abram entered Egypt the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
The young woman was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, 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 was afraid to say “my wife,” thinking, “or else the men of the place might kill me for the sake of Rebekah, because she is attractive in appearance.”
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Jacob loved Rachel, so 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. He served Laban for another seven years.
So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and with him there he had no concern for anything but the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and good-looking.
For when I came from Paddan, Rachel, alas, died in the land of Canaan on the way, while 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 no more.
“A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more.”
When you depart from me today you will meet two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has stopped worrying about them and is worrying about you, saying: “What shall I do about my son?” ’