Genesis 24:16
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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.

Lexicon
Now the girl
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ (wə·han·na·‘ă·rā)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5291: A girl, maiden

was very
מְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

beautiful,
טֹבַ֤ת (ṭō·ḇaṯ)
Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

a virgin
בְּתוּלָ֕ה (bə·ṯū·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride

who had not had relations
יְדָעָ֑הּ (yə·ḏā·‘āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

with any man.
וְאִ֖ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

She went down
וַתֵּ֣רֶד (wat·tê·reḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

to the spring,
הָעַ֔יְנָה (hā·‘ay·nāh)
Article | Noun - common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

filled
וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א (wat·tə·mal·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of

her jar,
כַדָּ֖הּ (ḵad·dāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3537: A pail, earthenware, a jar

and came up again.
וַתָּֽעַל׃ (wat·tā·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively


Additional Translations
Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.And the damsel was very fair to look on, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

And the virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her water-pot, and came up.

And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

and the young person is of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.
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