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# Lot's visitors struck with blindness the men

The phrase "struck with blindness" is a metaphor; the visitors did not physically hit the men. Alternate translation: "Lot's visitors blinded the men" or "they took away their sight" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# both small and great

Possible meanings are 1) this refers to age. Alternate translation: "both the young men and the old men" or 2) this refers to status. Alternate translation: "both the unimportant men and the important men"

# both small and great
This merism emphasizes that the visitors blinded all the men. Alternate translation: "men of all ages" or "men of every status" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])