World English Bible
Genesis 29:17
“Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.”
Verse in context — Genesis 29
15
Laban said to Jacob, "Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?
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Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
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Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
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Jacob loved Rachel. He said, "I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.
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Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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