Genesis 19:11 - Common English Bible

Then the messengers blinded the men near the entrance of the house, from the youngest to the oldest, so that they groped around trying to find the entrance.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And they struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness [which dazzled them], from the youths to the old men, so that they wearied themselves [groping] to find the door.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they struck those who were outside with blindness, from the least to the greatest, so that they were not able to find the door.