Genesis 24:16
Good News Translation
She was a very beautiful young woman and still a virgin. She went down to the well, filled her jar, and came back.

New Revised Standard Version
The girl was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.

New American Bible
The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin, untouched by man. She went down to the spring and filled her jug. As she came up,

Douay-Rheims Bible
An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.

fair to look upon.

Genesis 26:7 And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister: for he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would kill him because of her beauty.

Genesis 39:6 Neither knew he any other thing, but the bread which he ate. And Joseph was of a beautiful countenance, and comely to behold.

known.

Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.

Numbers 31:17,18 Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men. . . .

Songs 5:2 I sleep, and my heart watcheth: the voice of my beloved knocking: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is full of dew, and my locks of the drops of the nights.

Context
Rebekah is Chosen
15He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder: 16An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.17And the servant ran to meet her, and said: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher.…
Cross References
Genesis 12:11
And when he was near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife: I know that thou art a beautiful woman:

Genesis 26:7
And when he was asked by the men of that place, concerning his wife, he answered: She is my sister: for he was afraid to confess that she was his wife, thinking lest perhaps they would kill him because of her beauty.

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

Genesis 24:15
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