Genesis 29:17

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“Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.”

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BSBPD

“Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the eyes of Leah <FI>are<Fi> tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 29:17 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 12:11As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
  2. Genesis 24:16Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
  3. Genesis 29:6“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
  4. Genesis 29:16Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
  5. Genesis 29:18Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
  6. Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
  7. Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
  8. Genesis 35:19So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
  9. Genesis 35:24The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.
  10. Genesis 39:6So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
  11. Genesis 46:19The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
  12. Genesis 48:7Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
  13. 1 Samuel 10:2When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
  14. Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
  15. Jeremiah 31:15This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
  16. Matthew 2:18“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

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