Genesis 29:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁷ And Leah's eyes were tender; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ But Lia was blear eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance.

Genesis 29:17 Cross References

Genesis 12:11

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

Genesis 12:14

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

Genesis 24:16

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Genesis 26:7

and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah: because she was fair to look upon.

Genesis 29:16

And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

Genesis 29:18

And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Genesis 29:30

And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

Genesis 30:22

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

Genesis 35:24

the sons of Rachel; Joseph and Benjamin:

Genesis 39:6

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not aught that was with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well favoured.

Genesis 48:7

And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).

Proverbs 31:30

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: But a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Jeremiah 31:15

Thus saith the LORD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

Matthew 2:18

A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; And she would not be comforted, because they are not.

1 Samuel 10:2

When thou art departed from me today, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and taketh thought for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?