Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

Bible in Basic English

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

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.

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 And Laban had two daughters, the eldest called Lea and the youngest Rachel. 17 Lea was tender eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored. 18 And Jacob loved her well, and said, "I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngest daughter."

Cross References

Genesis 12:11

And when he was come nigh for to enter into Egypt, he said unto Sarai his wife, "Behold, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon.

Genesis 24:16

The damsel was very fair to look upon, and yet a maid and unknown of man. And she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up again.

Genesis 29:6-12

And he said unto them, "Is he in good health?" And they said, "He is in good health: and behold, his daughter Rachel cometh with the sheep."

Genesis 29:18

And Jacob loved her well, and said, "I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy youngest daughter."

Genesis 30:1-2

When Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, she envied her sister and said unto Jacob, "Give me children, or else I am but dead."

Genesis 30:22

And God remembered Rachel, heard her, and made her fruitful:

Genesis 35:19-20

And thus died Rachel, and was buried in the way to Ephrata which now is called Bethlehem.

Genesis 35:24

The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

Genesis 39:6

And therefore he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and looked upon nothing that was with him, save only on the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a goodly person and a well favored.

Genesis 46:19-22

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

Genesis 48:7

And after I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel died upon my hand in the land of Canaan, by the way: when I had but a field's breadth to go unto Ephrata. And I buried her there in the way to Ephrata which is now called Bethlehem."

1 Samuel 10:2

And now when thou art departed from me, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the borders of Benjamin, even at Zelzah. And they will say unto thee, "The asses which thou wentest to seek, are found; see, thy father hath left the care of the asses and sorroweth for you, saying, 'What shall I do for my son?'"

Proverbs 31:30

Favour is a deceitful thing, and beauty is vanity; but a woman that feareth God, she shall be praised.

Jeremiah 31:15

Thus sayeth the LORD, "The voice of heaviness, weeping and lamentation was heard on the hills; even of Rachel mourning for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not."

Matthew 2:18

"On the hills was a voice heard, mourning, weeping and great lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not."

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