But 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:
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4 additional translationsBut 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;
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.
Before 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;
Before 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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)