4Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom-both young and old-surrounded the house.


In Context

1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.

2 "My lords," he said, "please turn aside to your servant's house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning." "No," they answered, "we will spend the night in the square."

3 But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate.

4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom-both young and old-surrounded the house.

5 They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."

6 Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him

Genesis 19:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:4But before they lay down, the men of the city, [even] the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:4But before they went to bed, the men of the city beset the house both young and old, all the people together.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the youngest to the oldest all the people from every quarter.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:4Before they lie down, the men of the city — men of Sodom — have come round about against the house, from young even unto aged, all the people from the extremity;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:4But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: