Genesis 19:11
And they struck the men at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they tired themselves trying to find the door.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, both young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the doorway.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And they smote{H5221} the men{H582} that were at the door{H6607} of the house{H1004} with blindness,{H5575} both small{H6996} and great,{H1419} so that they wearied{H3811} themselves to find{H4672} the door.{H6607}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And they smote{H5221}{(H8689)} the men{H582} that were at the door{H6607} of the house{H1004} with blindness{H5575}, both small{H6996} and great{H1419}: so that they wearied{H3811}{(H8799)} themselves to find{H4672}{(H8800)} the door{H6607}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And the men that were at the doore of the house they smote with blyndnesse both small and greate: so that they coude not fynde the doore.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the men at ye dore of the house were smytte with blyndnesse both small and greate, so that they coude not fynde the dore.
Geneva Bible (1560)
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.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the men that were at the doore of the house they smoke with blyndenesse both small and great, so that they were weryed in sekyng the doore.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
But the men who were outside the door they made blind, all of them, small and great, so that they were tired out with looking for the door.
World English Bible (2000)
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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, from the youngest to the oldest, with blindness. The men outside wore themselves out trying to find the door.
Referenced Verses
- 2 Kgs 6:18 : 18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Strike this people, I pray, with blindness. And he struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
- Acts 13:11 : 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately a mist and a darkness fell on him; and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
- Deut 28:28-29 : 28 The LORD shall strike you with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: 29 And you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and plundered evermore, and no man shall save you.
- Jer 2:36 : 36 Why do you go about so much to change your way? you also shall be ashamed of Egypt, as you were ashamed of Assyria.
- Eccl 10:15 : 15 The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he does not know how to go to the city.
- Isa 57:10 : 10 You are wearied by the length of your way; yet you did not say, There is no hope: you have found the life of your hand; therefore you were not grieved.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 19:1-1010 verses88%
1 And two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the ground.
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and spend the night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise early and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will stay in the street all night.
3 But he pressed upon them greatly, so they turned to him and entered his house. He made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.
5 And they called to Lot, and said to him, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.
6 And Lot went out to them at the door, and shut the door after him.
7 And said, I pray you, brothers, do not do so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; let me, I pray you, bring them to you, and do to them as seems good in your eyes: only do nothing to these men; for they have come under the shadow of my roof.
9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one came here to stay, and he will act as a judge: now we will deal worse with you than with them. And they pressed hard against Lot, and came near to break the door.
10 But the men reached out their hands, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
- Gen 19:12-187 verses80%
12 And the men said to Lot, Do you have anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and anyone you have in the city, bring them out of this place.
13 For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.
14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Get up, get out of this place, for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed to his sons-in-law as one who mocked.
15 And when the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And while he lingered, the men grabbed his hand, his wife's hand, and the hands of his two daughters, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them out, that he said, Escape for your life; do not look behind you, nor stay anywhere in the plain; escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed.
18 And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my Lord.
- Judg 19:21-233 verses76%
21 So he brought him into his house and fed the donkeys, and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, surrounded the house, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him."
23 And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brothers, no, I beg you, do not act so wickedly, seeing this man has come into my house; do not do this disgraceful thing.
- Luke 17:28-292 verses74%
28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 But on the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
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5 And it came to pass about the time of closing the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: where the men went I do not know: pursue after them quickly; for you shall overtake them.
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18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Strike this people, I pray, with blindness. And he struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
- Judg 19:25-273 verses71%
25 But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and brought her out to them; and they knew her and abused her all night until morning, and when the day began to dawn, they let her go.
26 Then the woman came in the dawning of the day and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, until it was light.
27 Her lord rose up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way, and behold, the woman, his concubine, was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
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13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
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7 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them had gone out, they shut the gate.
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25 And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
- Gen 19:28-292 verses70%
28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.
29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the upheaval, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.
- Gen 19:22-254 verses70%
22 Hurry, escape there; for I cannot do anything until you arrive there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
23 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven.
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.
- Gen 14:11-122 verses69%
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food supply, and went their way.
12 And they took Lot, Abram's nephew, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
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21 So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, and the crippled, and the lame, and the blind.
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31 And the firstborn said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us in the manner of all the earth.
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6 And turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemning them with an overthrow, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly;
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16 In the dark they break into houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime; they do not know the light.
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5 And to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city and strike: let not your eye spare, neither have any pity:
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15 They turned aside there to go in to lodge in Gibeah, and when he went in, he sat down in a street of the city, for there was no one who took them into his house to lodge.
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16 But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.
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20 And the LORD said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grievous,