🌱WEB · Genesis 29:17
What does Genesis 29:17 mean?
"Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive."
— Genesis 29:17 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” He stayed with him for a month.
Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?”
Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and attractive.
Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
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