Genesis 29:17
But Lia was blear eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
In Context
16Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia: and the younger was called Richel.
Cross References
Genesis 24:16An exceedingly comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher and was coming back.
Genesis 29:16Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia: and the younger was called Richel.
Genesis 30:1And Rachel, seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.
Genesis 35:19So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata, that is Bethlehem.
Genesis 39:6dummy verses inserted by amos
Genesis 48:7For, when I came out of Mesopotamia, Rachel died from me in the land of Ohanaan in the very journey, and it was springtime: and I was going to Ephrata, and I buried her near the way of Ephrata, which by another name is called Bethlehem.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:16-31
Jacob's Marriage. ( b. c. 1753.) 15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? 16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 19 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I… Read the whole commentary →