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

But.

Proverbs 4:16 They eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of iniquity.

Proverbs 6:18 A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren.

Micah 7:3 The evil of their hands they call good: the prince requireth, and the judge is for giving: and the great man hath uttered the desire of his soul, and they have troubled it.

Romans 3:15 Their feet swift to shed blood:

all.

Genesis 13:13 And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord beyond measure.

Genesis 18:20 And the Lord said: The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha is multiplied, and their sin is become exceedingly grievous.

Exodus 16:2 And all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Exodus 23:2 Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil: neither shalt thou yield in judgment, to the opinion of the most part, to stray from the truth.

Jeremiah 5:1-6,31 Go about through the streets of Jerusalem, and see, and consider, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man that executeth judgment, and seeketh faith: and I will be merciful unto it. . . .

Matthew 27:20-25 But the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people that they should ask Barabbas and make Jesus away. . . .

Context
Lot Welcomes the Angels
3He pressed them very much to turn in unto him: and when they were come into his house, he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate: 4But before they went to bed, the men of the city beset the house, both young and old, all the people together.5And they called Lot, and said to him: Where are the men that came in to thee at night? bring them out hither, that we may know them:…
Cross References
Genesis 13:13
And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord beyond measure.

Genesis 18:20
And the Lord said: The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha is multiplied, and their sin is become exceedingly grievous.

Judges 19:22
While they were making merry, and refreshing their bodies with meat and drink, after the labour of the journey, the men of that city, sons of Belial (that is, without yoke), came and beset the old man's house, and began to knock at the door, calling to the master of the house, and saying: Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may abuse him:

Lexicon
Before
טֶרֶם֮ (ṭe·rem)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before

they had gone to bed,
יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒ (yiš·kā·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the men
וְאַנְשֵׁ֨י (wə·’an·šê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind

of the city
הָעִ֜יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

of Sodom,
סְדֹם֙ (sə·ḏōm)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5467: Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea

both young
מִנַּ֖עַר (min·na·‘ar)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

and
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

old,
זָקֵ֑ן (zā·qên)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old

surrounded
נָסַ֣בּוּ (nā·sab·bū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

the house.
הַבַּ֔יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house


Additional Translations
Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.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:

But 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;

But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together.

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.

But 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;

But 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:

But 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.

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;
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