"Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored."
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And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favored.
The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
And Leah's eyes were clouded, but Rachel was fair in face and form.
And the eyes of Leah were tender; but Rachel was of beautiful form and beautiful countenance.
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.
Leah was tender-eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and well-favored.
Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.
and the eyes of Leah `are' tender, and Rachel hath been fair of form and fair of appearance.