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- But the men - "But Lot's two guests" or "But the two angels"
- Lot's visitors attacked them with blindness - "Lot's visitors blinded them" or "they took away their sight." The phrase "attacked them" is a en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor that does not involve physical hitting.
- both young and old - "men of all ages." This could also be translated as "both small and great" and indicate social standing rather than age.
- so that they wore themselves out trying to find the door - "so that they got tired of trying to find the door"