Genesis 29:16
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Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia; and the younger was called Rachel.

was Leah.

Genesis 29:17,25-32 But Lia was blear-eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance. . . .

Genesis 30:19 And Lia conceived again, and bore the sixth son,

Genesis 31:4 He sent, and called Rachel and Lia into the field, where he fed the flocks,

Genesis 33:2 And he put both the handmaids and their children foremost: and Lia and her children in the second place: and Rachel and Joseph last.

Genesis 35:23 The sons of Lia: Ruben the first born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Juda, and Issachar, and Zabulon.

Genesis 46:15 These are the sons of Lia, whom she bore in Mesopotamia of Syria, with Dina, his daughter. All the souls of her sons and daughters, thirty-three.

Genesis 49:31 There they buried him, and Sara his wife: there was Isaac buried with Rebecca, his wife: there also Lia doth lie buried.

Ruth 4:11 Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients, answered: We are witnesses: The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem:

Context
Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel
15He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have. 16Now he had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lia; and the younger was called Rachel.17But Lia was blear-eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance.…
Cross References
Genesis 29:15
He said to him: Because thou art my brother, shalt thou serve me without wages? Tell me what wages thou wilt have.

Genesis 29:17
But Lia was blear-eyed: Rachel was well favoured, and of a beautiful countenance.

Lexicon
Now Laban
וּלְלָבָ֖ן (ū·lə·lā·ḇān)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3837: Laban -- father-in-law of Jacob

had two
שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê)
Number - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

daughters;
בָנ֑וֹת (ḇā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter

the older
הַגְּדֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

was named
שֵׁ֤ם (šêm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

Leah,
לֵאָ֔ה (lê·’āh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3812: Leah -- 'weary', a wife of Jacob

and the younger
הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה (haq·qə·ṭan·nāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6996: Small, young, unimportant

was named
וְשֵׁ֥ם (wə·šêm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

Rachel.
רָחֵֽל׃ (rā·ḥêl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7354: Rachel -- a wife of Jacob


Additional Translations
Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

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

Now Laban had two daughters, the name of the elder was Lea, and the name of the younger, Rachel.

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

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

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

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

And Laban hath two daughters, the name of the elder is Leah, and the name of the younger Rachel,
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