Genesis 29:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.”

Genesis 29:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 29:16 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 29:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Laban had two daughters. The name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.”

Genesis 29:16 — World English Bible

Genesis 29:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. ”

Genesis 29:16 — American Standard Version

Genesis 29:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder <FI>is<Fi> Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,”

Genesis 29:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 29:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger, Rachel. ”

Genesis 29:16 — Darby Translation

Genesis 29:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.”

Genesis 29:16 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 29:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And to Laban were two daughters. The name of the great was Leah, and the name of the small was Rachel.”

Genesis 29:16 — The Living Sword

Genesis 29:16 in Context — Genesis 29

14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

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.

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What Does Genesis 29:16 Mean?

Genesis 29:16 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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