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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then they struck the men who were at the door of the house, young and old, with blindness so that they could not find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up trying to get inside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they smote the men that <i>were</i> at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they struck the men who <i>were</i> at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary <i>trying</i> to find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the small to the great, so that they became weary of <i>trying</i> to find the doorway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the doorway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied <i>themselves trying</i> to find the doorway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from small to great, so that they wearied <i>themselves trying</i> to find the doorway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They struck (punished) the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the young men to the old men, so that they exhausted <i>themselves trying</i> to find the doorway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They struck the men who were at the entrance of the house, both young and old, with blindness so that they were unable to find the entrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They struck the men who were at the entrance of the house, both young and old, with a blinding light so that they were unable to find the entrance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then they struck blind everyone in the crowd, and none of them could even find the door. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then they struck all the men who were in the doorway of the house, young and old alike, with blindness so that they gave up trying to find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then they struck all the men outside with blindness, so that they couldn't find the door. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and blinded the men who were at the entrance of the house, from the least important to the greatest, so they were unable to find the doorway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they were unable to find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the men which were at the door of the house, they struck with blindness, from small to great: and they will be wearied to find the door.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And them that were without, p they struck with blindness from the least to the greatest, so that they could not find the door. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they struck those who were outside with blindness, from the least to the greatest, so that they were not able to find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />they struck the men at the entrance of the house, small and great, with such a blinding light that they were utterly unable to find the doorway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And they struck with blindness the men who were at the door of the house, both small and great, so that they were unable to find the door.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, from the least to the greatest, so that they became tired trying in vain to find the door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they struck the men who were at the door of the house with hallucinations, from the little ones and unto the great, and they labored to find the door.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4104" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Lot Welcomes the Angels</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>But the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hik·kū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">they struck</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">at the entrance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: miq·qā·ṭōn (Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">young</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">old,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5575.htm" title="5575: bas·san·wê·rîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Sudden blindness. Of uncertain derivation; blindness.">with blindness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3811.htm" title="3811: way·yil·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be weary or impatient. A primitive root; to tire; to be disgusted.">so that they wearied themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: lim·ṣō (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To attain to, find. ">trying to find</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: hap·pā·ṯaḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">the door.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-11.htm">Acts 13:11</a></span><br />Now 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 the hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18</a></span><br />As 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39-41</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.” / Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?” / “If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28-29</a></span><br />The 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 plundered, with no one to save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></span><br />Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-16.htm">Luke 24:16</a></span><br />But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-11.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:11</a></span><br />For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-12.htm">Mark 4:12</a></span><br />so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18</a></span><br />They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">with blindness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18</a></b></br> And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18</a></b></br> And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/13-11.htm">Acts 13:11</a></b></br> And now, behold, the hand of the Lord <i>is</i> upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.</p><p class="hdg">that they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:15</a></b></br> The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Isaiah 57:10</a></b></br> Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; <i>yet</i> saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Jeremiah 2:36</a></b></br> Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Blindness</a> <a href="/genesis/19-10.htm">Door</a> <a href="/genesis/19-6.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/genesis/18-30.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/19-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/19-6.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/genesis/19-6.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/genesis/1-16.htm">Small</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-2.htm">Smallest</a> <a href="/revelation/13-3.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/genesis/14-15.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/genesis/14-15.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/genesis/18-18.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/1_john/2-26.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/revelation/2-3.htm">Wearied</a> <a href="/revelation/2-3.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Blindness</a> <a href="/genesis/43-19.htm">Door</a> <a href="/genesis/28-17.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/genesis/26-19.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/19-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/20-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/38-29.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/genesis/19-16.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/genesis/19-20.htm">Small</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Smallest</a> <a href="/genesis/32-8.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/genesis/36-35.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/genesis/36-35.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/genesis/21-28.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Tired</a> <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Wearied</a> <a href="/genesis/25-29.htm">Weary</a> <a href="/genesis/21-28.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Lot entertains two angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Lot dwells in a cave.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The angels' intervention demonstrates divine protection over Lot and his family. The entrance of Lot's house symbolizes a boundary between safety and the wickedness of Sodom. This act of striking the men highlights the power of God to protect His people and execute judgment. The entrance is significant as it represents the threshold between the righteous and the wicked, a theme seen throughout Scripture, such as in the Passover (<a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7</a>).<p><b>young and old</b><br>The mention of "young and old" emphasizes the pervasive corruption in Sodom, indicating that the entire population, regardless of age, was complicit in the city's sinfulness. This reflects the total depravity of Sodom, similar to the widespread wickedness before the flood (<a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a>). It underscores the need for divine judgment and the extent of moral decay that had permeated the society.<p><b>with blindness</b><br>The blindness inflicted upon the men is both physical and spiritual. Physically, it prevents them from carrying out their evil intentions. Spiritually, it symbolizes their moral and spiritual blindness, unable to perceive the truth or recognize the divine presence among them. This act of blinding is reminiscent of other biblical instances where God blinds individuals to protect His purposes, such as the Arameans in <a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18</a>.<p><b>so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door</b><br>This phrase illustrates the futility of opposing God's will. Despite their efforts, the men are unable to achieve their wicked goals. The door represents salvation and refuge, which they cannot access due to their blindness and sin. This mirrors the spiritual truth that without divine intervention, humanity is unable to find the "door" to salvation, which Jesus later identifies Himself as in <a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a>. The weariness of the men also serves as a metaphor for the exhaustion that comes from pursuing sin, contrasting with the rest found in obedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>A righteous man living in Sodom, who is the nephew of Abraham. He is hosting two angels in his home.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/angels.htm">Angels</a></b><br>Divine messengers sent by God to rescue Lot and his family from the impending destruction of Sodom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/men_of_sodom.htm">Men of Sodom</a></b><br>The inhabitants of the city, characterized by their wickedness and sinful behavior, who attempt to assault Lot's guests.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city known for its grave sinfulness, which ultimately leads to its destruction by God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/blindness.htm">Blindness</a></b><br>A divine punishment inflicted by the angels on the men of Sodom, preventing them from harming Lot and his guests.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>God actively protects His people from harm, even in the midst of a corrupt society. Believers can trust in God's ability to shield them from evil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The blindness of the Sodomites is both a judgment and a merciful act, preventing them from committing further sin. God's judgments are often intertwined with His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a></b><br>Physical blindness in this passage symbolizes the spiritual blindness that sin causes. Believers should seek God's light to avoid spiritual darkness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The account of Sodom serves as a warning about the consequences of persistent sin and the importance of repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_righteousness.htm">Hospitality and Righteousness</a></b><br>Lot's actions demonstrate the importance of hospitality and righteousness, even when surrounded by wickedness. Believers are called to uphold God's standards in all circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_genetic_disorders_exist.htm">Why do genetic disorders exist if humans were created in God's image?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_elisha_blind_and_unblind_foes.htm">2 Kings 6:18–20: How could Elisha strike an entire enemy force with blindness and then restore their sight? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_sneak_into_saul's_camp.htm">How could David and Abishai enter Saul’s camp and take his spear and water jug unnoticed by 3,000 soldiers? (1 Samuel 26:7–12) </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_peter_escape_unnoticed_in_acts_12.htm">In Acts 12:7–10, how can the chains supernaturally fall off Peter’s wrists and prison doors open on their own without any guards noticing? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Blindness.</span>--This word occurs elsewhere only in <a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm" title="And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray you, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.">2Kings 6:18</a>, and in both cases it is plain that actual blindness is not meant. Had the men here been struck with blindness they would not have wearied themselves with trying to find the door, but would either have gone away in terror at the visitation, or, if too hardened for that, would have groped about till they found it. So, if the Syrian army had been made actually blind, they would have surrendered themselves; nor would it have been practicable to guide an army of blind men on so long a march as that from Dothan to Samaria. In both cases the men were unaware that anything had happened to them. The people of Sodom thought they saw the door; the Syrians supposed that the locality was one well known to them, and only when the confusion was removed did they become conscious that they were at Samaria. The word really means a disturbance of vision caused by the eye not being in its proper connection with the brain. And so the men of Sodom ever seemed just upon the point of reaching the door, and pressed on, and strove and quarrelled, but always failed, they knew not how, but as they always supposed by one another's fault. It is a strange picture of men given over to unbelief and sin, and who "seeing see not," because they reject the true light.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they smote the men that were at the door</span> - the <span class="accented">pethaeh</span>, or opening (<span class="accented">vide</span> Ver. 6) - <span class="cmt_word">of the house with blindness</span>, - <span class="hebrew">סַגְוֵרִים</span> (sanverim), from an unused quadrilateral signifying to dazzle, is perhaps here intended not for natural blindness, but for confused or bewildered vision, involving for the time being loss of sight, and accompanied by mental aberration; what Aben Ezra calls "blindness of eye and mind" (cf. <a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door </span> - which they would hardly have done bad it been natural blindness only (Augustine). <p> CHAPTER 19:12-28 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they struck</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with blindness</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(bas·san·wê·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5575.htm">Strong's 5575: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sudden blindness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the men</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the entrance,</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֣תַח</span> <span class="translit">(pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both young</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקָּטֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qā·ṭōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small, young, unimportant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַד־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">old,</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּד֑וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that they were unable</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּלְא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yil·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3811.htm">Strong's 3811: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tire, to be, disgusted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to find</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְצֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lim·ṣō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the door.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּֽתַח׃</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:11 They struck the men who were at (Gen. 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