Genesis 19:11 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 19:11

And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.

BSB

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ASV

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

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great,.... with "blindnesses" (n); with extreme blindness, with blindness both of eye and heart, as Aben Ezra interprets it; and indeed had they not been given up to a judicial blindness and hardness of heart, such a stroke upon them might have convinced them that their ways were evil, and their works not right, and that by them they had incurred the displeasure of God, and would desisted from their enterprise; but, on the contrary, they went on with it, and sought with all diligence and labour as much as possible to effect it.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This was designed, (1.) To put an end to their attempt, and disable them from pursuing it. Justly were those struck blind who had been deaf to reason.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If their minds had not been blinded as well as their bodies, they would have said, as the magicians, This is the finger of God, and would have submitted. (2.) It was to be an earnest of their utter ruin, the next day. When God, in a way of righteous judgment, blinds men, their condition is already desperate, Rom. xi.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And they smote the men - with blindness - This has been understood two ways: 1. The angels, by the power which God had given them, deprived these wicked men of a proper and regular use of their sight, so as either totally to deprive them of it, or render it so confused that they could no longer distinguish objects; or, 2. They caused such a deep darkness to take place, that they could not find Lot’s door.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְֽאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים	ha.'a.na.Shim	the men	H582 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	who	H834 →
פֶּ֣תַח	Pe.tach	[were] [the] entrance of	H6607 →
הַבַּ֗יִת	ha.Ba.yit	the house	H1004 →
הִכּוּ֙	hi.Ku	they struck	H5221 →
בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֔ים	ba.san.ve.Rim	with <the> sudden blindness	H5575 →
מִקָּטֹ֖ן	mi.ka.Ton	from small	H6996 →
וְעַד־	ve.'ad-	and unto	H5704 →
גָּד֑וֹל	ga.Dol	great	H1419 →
וַיִּלְא֖וּ	vai.yil.'U	and they became weary	H3811 →
לִמְצֹ֥א	lim.Tzo'	to find	H4672 →
הַפָּֽתַח׃	ha.Pa.tach	the entrance	H6607 →

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Through
2 Kings 6:18
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.
leads to
- Acts 13:11
  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,…
- John 12:40
  “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.”
Through
Jeremiah 2:36
How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
leads to
- Jeremiah 31:22
  How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”
- Hosea 5:13
  When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
- 2 Chronicles 28:20–21
  Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
- 2 Chronicles 28:16
  At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.
Through
Acts 13:11
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,…
leads to
- Exodus 9:3
  then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
- Psalms 32:4
  For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

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