Genesis 29:17
and the eyes of Leah [are] tender, and Rachel has been beautiful of form and beautiful of appearance.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
In Context
16And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
18And Jacob loves Rachel and says, “I serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter”:
Cross References
Genesis 24:16and the young person [is] of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man has not known her; and she goes down to the fountain, and fills her pitcher, and comes up.
Genesis 29:16And Laban has two daughters, the name of the older [is] Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
Genesis 30:1And Rachel sees that she has not borne to Jacob, and Rachel is envious of her sister, and says to Jacob, “Give me sons, and if there is none—I die.”
Genesis 35:19and Rachel dies, and is buried in the way to Ephratha, which [is] Beth-Lehem,
Genesis 39:6and he leaves all that he has in the hand of Joseph, and he has not known anything that he has, except the bread which he is eating. And Joseph is of a handsome form, and of a handsome appearance.
Genesis 48:7And I—in my coming in from Padan-[Aram] Rachel has died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a distance of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which [is] Beth-Lehem.”
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 →