(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
Genesis 19:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, the whole population, surrounded the house. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But before they lay down, the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, all the men from every quarter, surrounded the house. American Standard Version (1901) 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; Common English Bible Before they went to bed, the men of the city of Sodom—everyone from the youngest to the oldest—surrounded the house Catholic Public Domain Version But before they went to bed, the men of the city surrounded the house, from boys to old men, all the people together. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But before they went to bed, the men of the city beset the house both young and old, all the people together. |
(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
Then the Lord said, ‘The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
The entire Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
‘You must not follow a crowd in wrongdoing. Do not testify in a lawsuit and go along with a crowd to pervert justice.
For they can’t sleep unless they have done what is evil; they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it like this. But what will you do at the end of it?
Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.
While they were enjoying themselves, all of a sudden, wicked men of the city surrounded the house and beat on the door. They said to the old man who was the owner of the house, ‘Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him! ’