Genesis 19:4

Before they could lie down to sleep, ¹  all the men – both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom – surrounded the house. ² 

biblegateway Gen 19:4

Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house.

biblegateway Gen 19:4

Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;

biblegateway Gen 19:4

as they were preparing to retire for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.

biblegateway Gen 19:4

Before they went to bed men from all over the city of Sodom, young and old, descended on the house from all sides and boxed them in.

SABDAweb Gen 19:4

But before they had gone to bed, the men of the town, all the men of Sodom, came round the house, young and old, from every part of the town;

bibleoremus Gen 19:4

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;

biblegateway Gen 19:4

Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house.

biblegateway Gen 19:4

Before they could lie down to sleep, ¹  all the men – both young and old, from every part of the city of Sodom – surrounded the house. ² 

¹ tn The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) means “to lie down, to recline,” that is, “to go to bed.” Here what appears to be an imperfect is a preterite after the adverb טֶרֶם (terem). The nuance of potential (perfect) fits well.

² tn Heb “and the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the young to the old, all the people from the end [of the city].” The repetition of the phrase “men of” stresses all kinds of men.