Genesis 29:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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  • Gen 12:11 : 11 and it cometh to pass as he hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he saith unto Sarai his wife, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that thou `art' a woman of beautiful appearance;
  • Gen 24:16 : 16 and the young person `is' of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.
  • Gen 29:6-9 : 6 And he saith to them, `Hath he peace?' and they say, `Peace; and lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.' 7 And he saith, `Lo, the day `is' still great, `it is' not time for the cattle to be gathered; water ye the flock, and go, delight yourselves.' 8 And they say, `We are not able, till that all the droves be gathered together, and they have rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and we have watered the flock.' 9 He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she `is' shepherdess; 10 and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth, 12 and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he `is' her father's brother, and that he `is' Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.
  • Gen 29:18 : 18 And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'
  • Gen 30:1-2 : 1 And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, `Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.' 2 And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, `Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'
  • Gen 30:22 : 22 And God remembereth Rachel, and God hearkeneth unto her, and openeth her womb,
  • Gen 35:19-20 : 19 and Rachel dieth, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which `is' Bethlehem, 20 and Jacob setteth up a standing pillar over her grave; which `is' the standing pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
  • Gen 35:24 : 24 Sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
  • Gen 39:6 : 6 and he leaveth all that he hath in the hand of Joseph, and he hath not known anything that he hath, except the bread which he is eating. And Joseph is of a fair form, and of a fair appearance.
  • Gen 46:19-22 : 19 Sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin. 20 And born to Joseph in the land of Egypt (whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him) `are' Manasseh and Ephraim. 21 And sons of Benjamin: Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 22 These `are' sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; all the persons `are' fourteen.
  • Gen 48:7 : 7 `And I -- in my coming in from Padan-`Aram' Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which `is' Bethlehem.'
  • 1 Sam 10:2 : 2 In thy going to-day from me -- then thou hast found two men by the grave of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they have said unto thee, The asses have been found which thou hast gone to seek; and lo, thy father hath left the matter of the asses, and hath sorrowed for you, saying, What do I do for my son?
  • Prov 31:30 : 30 The grace `is' false, and the beauty `is' vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.
  • Jer 31:15 : 15 Thus said Jehovah, A voice in Ramah is heard, wailing, weeping most bitter, Rachel is weeping for her sons, She hath refused to be comforted for her sons, because they are not.
  • Matt 2:18 : 18 `A voice in Ramah was heard -- lamentation and weeping and much mourning -- Rachel weeping `for' her children, and she would not be comforted because they are not.'

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  • Gen 29:16
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    16And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder `is' Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,

  • Gen 29:18-20
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    18And Jacob loveth Rachel, and saith, `I serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter:'

    19and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;'

    20and Jacob serveth for Rachel seven years; and they are in his eyes as some days, because of his loving her.

  • Gen 29:23-32
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    23And it cometh to pass in the evening, that he taketh Leah, his daughter, and bringeth her in unto him, and he goeth in unto her;

    24and Laban giveth to her Zilpah, his maid-servant, to Leah his daughter, a maid-servant.

    25And it cometh to pass in the morning, that lo, it `is' Leah; and he saith unto Laban, `What `is' this thou hast done to me? for Rachel have I not served with thee? and why hast thou deceived me?'

    26And Laban saith, `It is not done so in our place, to give the younger before the first-born;

    27fulfil the week of this one, and we give to thee also this one, for the service which thou dost serve with me yet seven other years.'

    28And Jacob doth so, and fulfilleth the week of this one, and he giveth to him Rachel his daughter, to him for a wife;

    29and Laban giveth to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his maid-servant, for a maid-servant to her.

    30And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years.

    31And Jehovah seeth that Leah `is' the hated one, and He openeth her womb, and Rachel `is' barren;

    32and Leah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Reuben, for she said, `Because Jehovah hath looked on mine affliction; because now doth my husband love me.'

  • Gen 31:33-34
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    74%

    33And Laban goeth into the tent of Jacob, and into the tent of Leah, and into the tent of the two handmaidens, and hath not found; and he goeth out from the tent of Leah, and goeth into the tent of Rachel.

    34And Rachel hath taken the teraphim, and putteth them in the furniture of the camel, and sitteth upon them; and Laban feeleth all the tent, and hath not found;

  • Gen 29:9-12
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    9He is yet speaking with them, and Rachel hath come with the flock which her father hath, for she `is' shepherdess;

    10and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock of Laban his mother's brother.

    11And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,

    12and Jacob declareth to Rachel that he `is' her father's brother, and that he `is' Rebekah's son, and she runneth and declareth to her father.

  • Gen 31:4
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    4And Jacob sendeth and calleth for Rachel and for Leah to the field unto his flock;

  • Gen 29:6
    72%

    6And he saith to them, `Hath he peace?' and they say, `Peace; and lo, Rachel his daughter is coming with the flock.'

  • Gen 31:14
    71%

    14And Rachel answereth -- Leah also -- and saith to him, `Have we yet a portion and inheritance in the house of our father?

  • Gen 31:2
    71%

    2and Jacob seeth the face of Laban, and lo, it is not with him as heretofore.

  • Gen 30:17
    71%

    17And God hearkeneth unto Leah, and she conceiveth, and beareth to Jacob a son, a fifth,

  • Gen 30:9
    71%

    9And Leah seeth that she hath ceased from bearing, and she taketh Zilpah her maid-servant, and giveth her to Jacob for a wife;

  • Gen 31:19
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    19And Laban hath gone to shear his flock, and Rachel stealeth the teraphim which her father hath;

  • Gen 30:1-3
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    1And Rachel seeth that she hath not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and saith unto Jacob, `Give me sons, and if there is none -- I die.'

    2And Jacob's anger burneth against Rachel, and he saith, `Am I in stead of God who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?'

    3And she saith, `Lo, my handmaid Bilhah, go in unto her, and she doth bear on my knees, and I am built up, even I, from her;'

  • Gen 31:12
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    12`And He saith, Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see -- all the he-goats which are going up on the flock `are' ring-straked, speckled, and grisled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to thee;

  • Gen 46:19
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    19Sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife: Joseph and Benjamin.

  • Gen 33:7
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    7and Leah also draweth nigh, and her children, and they bow themselves; and afterwards Joseph hath drawn nigh with Rachel, and they bow themselves.

  • Gen 33:2
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    2and he setteth the maid-servants and their children first, and Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.