Genesis 29:17
Leah had weak eyes; but Rachel was yafeh and lovely in form.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
In Context
16And Lavan had two banot: the shem of the elder was Leah, and the shem of the younger was Rachel.
Cross References
Genesis 24:16And the na'arah was tovat mareh me'od, a betulah, neither had any ish known her: and she went down to haayenah (the spring), and filled her jug, and came up.
Genesis 29:16And Lavan had two banot: the shem of the elder was Leah, and the shem of the younger was Rachel.
Genesis 30:1And when Rachel saw that she did not bear [banim] to Ya'akov, Rachel had kina toward her achot; and said unto Ya'akov, Give me banim, or else I die.
Genesis 35:19And Rachel died, and was buried on the derech to Ephratah, which is Beit-Lechem.
Genesis 39:6And he left all that he had in the yad Yosef; and he knew not ought he had, save the lechem which he did eat. And Yosef was yafeh to'ar (well built) and yafeh mareh (good looking).
Genesis 48:7And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in Eretz Kena'an in the way, when there was yet but a space of land to go unto Ephratah; and I buried her there by the derech Ephrat; the same is Beit-Lechem.
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 →