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Lot Welcomes the Angels

Genesis 19:11

In 11 translations

BSB
And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
KJV
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
WEB
They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
ASV
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
LSV
and the men who [are] at the opening of the house they have struck with blindness, from small even to great, and they weary themselves to find the opening.
YLT
and the men who [are] at the opening of the house they have smitten with blindness, from small even unto great, and they weary themselves to find the opening.
DBY
And they smote the men that were at the entrance of the house with blindness, from the smallest to the greatest; and they wearied themselves to find the entrance.
DRC
And them that were without, they struck with blindness from the least to the greatest, so that they could not find the door.
GNV
Then they smote the men that were at the doore of the house with blindnes both small and great, so that they were wearie in seeking the doore.
JPS
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
LXXE
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, and they were wearied with seeking the door.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְֽאֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים אֲשֶׁר־פֶּ֣תַח הַבַּ֗יִת הִכּוּ֙ בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔ים מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד־גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּלְא֖וּ לִמְצֹ֥א הַפָּֽתַח׃
LXX-Br
Τοὺς δὲ ἄνδρας τοὺς ὄντας ἐπὶ τῆς θύρας τοῦ οἴκου ἐπάταξαν ἐν ἀορασίᾳ ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου· καὶ παρελύθησαν ζητοῦντες τὴν θύραν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Kings 6:18As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
  • Acts 13:11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by…
  • Jeremiah 2:36How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
  • Deuteronomy 28:28–29The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and…
  • Isaiah 57:10You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
  • Ecclesiastes 10:15The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.

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