# before they lay down "before the people in Lot's house lay down to go to sleep" # the men of the city, the men of Sodom "the men of the city, that is, the men of Sodom" or just "the men of the city of Sodom" # the house "Lot's house" # both young and old "from the youngest to the oldest." This means "men of all ages" and refers to the men of Sodom who were surrounding Lot's house.