Genesis 19:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house,

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King 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.

Genesis 19:4 Cross References

Genesis 13:13

Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.

Genesis 18:20

Then the Lord said, “How great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin!

Exodus 16:2

The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Exodus 23:2

You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing; when you bear witness in a lawsuit, you shall not side with the majority so as to pervert justice,

Proverbs 4:16

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

Proverbs 6:18

a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that hurry to run to evil,

Jeremiah 5:31

the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule as the prophets direct; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?

Micah 7:3

Their hands are skilled to do evil; the official and the judge ask for a bribe, and the powerful dictate what they desire; thus they pervert justice.

Romans 3:15

“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

Judges 19:22

While they were enjoying themselves, the men of the city, a perverse lot, surrounded the house and started pounding on the door. They said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, so that we may have intercourse with him.”