Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.

New American Standard Bible

And Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful of form and face.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Leah had ordinary eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

International Standard Version

Leah looked rather plain, but Rachel was lovely in form and appearance.

A Conservative Version

And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

American Standard Version

And Leah's eyes were tender. But Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

Amplified

Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.

Darby Translation

And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance.

Julia Smith Translation

And the eyes of Leah weak, and Rachel was fair of form and fair of look.

King James 2000

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now the eyes of Leah [were] dull, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance.

Modern King James verseion

And Leah was weak of eyes, but Rachel was beautiful and well-favored.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Lea was tender eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

NET Bible

Leah's eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.)

New Heart English Bible

Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.

The Emphasized Bible

But, the eyes of Leah were weak, - whereas, Rachel, was comely in form and comely in countenance.

Webster

Leah was tender-eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well-favored.

World English Bible

Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the eyes of Leah are tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לאה 
Le'ah 
Usage: 34

רך 
Rak 
Usage: 16

but Rachel
רחל 
Rachel 
Usage: 47

and well
יפה 
Yapheh 
Usage: 41

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Jacob Deceived

16 Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form. 18 And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

Genesis 24:16

She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.

Genesis 29:6-12

And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.

Genesis 29:18

And Jacob was in love with Rachel; and he said, I will be your servant seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.

Genesis 30:1-2

Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister; and she said to Jacob, If you do not give me children I will not go on living.

Genesis 30:22

Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.

Genesis 35:19-20

So Rachel came to her end and was put to rest on the road to Ephrath (which is Beth-lehem).

Genesis 35:24

The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;

Genesis 39:6

And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

Genesis 46:19-22

The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 48:7

And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

1 Samuel 10:2

When you have gone away from me today, you will see two men by the resting-place of Rachel's body, in the land of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The asses which you went in search of have come back, and now your father, caring no longer for the asses, is troubled about you, saying, What am I to do about my son?

Proverbs 31:30

Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

Jeremiah 31:15

So has the Lord said: In Ramah there is a sound of crying, weeping and bitter sorrow; Rachel weeping for her children; she will not be comforted for their loss.

Matthew 2:18

In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

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