| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 19:4:1 ⧉טֶרֶם֮terembefore Genesis 19:4:2 ⧉יִשְׁכָּבוּ֒yishkavulay down Genesis 19:4:3 ⧉וְאַנְשֵׁ֨יveansheiand the men of Genesis 19:4:4 ⧉הָעִ֜ירhairthe city Genesis 19:4:5 ⧉אַנְשֵׁ֤יansheithe men of Genesis 19:4:6 ⧉סְדֹם֙sedomSodom Genesis 19:4:7 ⧉נָסַ֣בּוּnasabbusurrounded Genesis 19:4:8 ⧉עַל־הַבַּ֔יִתalhabayitupon the house Genesis 19:4:9 ⧉מִנַּ֖עַרminnaarfrom young Genesis 19:4:10 ⧉וְעַד־זָקֵ֑ןveadzakenand unto old Genesis 19:4:11 ⧉כָּל־הָעָ֖םkolhaamall the people Genesis 19:4:12 ⧉מִקָּצֶֽה׃mikkatsefrom every end |
| 4. Formal Translation Before they lay down, the men of the city—the men of Sodom—gathered around the house, from the youngest to the oldest, all the people from every quarter. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Before they went to bed, the men of Sodom surrounded the house, both young and old, coming from every part of the city. |