Genesis 19:11
◄  Genesis 19:11  ►
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.

with blindness. The word sanverim, rendered 'blindness, ' and which occurs only here, and in

2 Kings 6:18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray you, with blindness...

, is supposed to denote dazzlings, deceptions, or confusions of sight from excessive light; being derived by Schultens, who is followed by Parkhurst, from the Arabic sana, to pour forth, diffuse, and nor, light. Dr. Geddes, to the same purpose, thinks it is compounded of the Arabic sana, which signifies a flash, and or, light. The Targums, in both places where it occurs, render it by eruptions, or flashes of light, or as Mercer, in Robertson, explains the Chaldee word, irradiations.

2 Kings 6:18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray you, with blindness...

Acts 13:11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season...

that they.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city.

Isaiah 57:10 You are wearied in the greatness of your way; yet said you not, There is no hope: you have found the life of your hand...

Jeremiah 2:36 Why gad you about so much to change your way? you also shall be ashamed of Egypt, as you were ashamed of Assyria.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
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.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

International Standard Version (©2012)
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.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.

American King James 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
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And them that were without, p they struck with blindness from the least to the greatest, so that they could not find the door.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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
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.

Acts 13:11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is 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.


Genesis 19:12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
Deuteronomy 28:28 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
Deuteronomy 28:29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
2 Kings 6:18 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.

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. —HCSB

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. —NASB

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. —KJV


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Genesis Chapter 19 Verse 11

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