Study it in the app“And the men who were at the entrance of the house they struck with blindness, from small to great, so that they wore themselves out trying to find the entrance.”
And the menוְאֶת הָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere at the entranceפֶּתַחof the houseהַבַּיִתthey struckהִכּוּwith blindness,בַּסַּנְוֵרִיםfrom smallמִקָּטֹןtoוְעַדgreat,גָּדוֹלso that they wore themselves outוַיִּלְאוּtrying to findלִמְצֹאthe entrance.הַפָּתַח
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsentrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appearspunish
God punishes with a plague.
Where else “hiku” appearsblindness
Sudden blindness, dazzling. It occurs only in Genesis 19:11 and 2 Kings 6:18.
Where else “sanverim” appearssmall
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “katon” appearspowerful
The powerful, "the great".
Where else “gadol” appearsgrow weary
To grow weary of something or have had enough of it.
Where else “yilu” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “metso” appears10But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
11 · This verse (above)
12Then the men said to Lot, “Whom else do you have here? A son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place,
1. What it says
How was Lot’s family brought out of Sodom, and what happened to Lot’s wife (vv. 15-26)?
2. What it means
What does the text show about Elohim’s mercy in bringing Lot out of the city (vv. 16, 29)?
3. How I live it
What from the past is hard for you to let go of, and what step could help you move forward?
