And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
Smote ... with blindness х bacanweeriym (H5575)] (a plural word) - with temporary blindness; a Smote ... with blindness, х bacanweeriym (H5575)] (a plural word) - with temporary blindness; a hallucination-derived by Gesenius from a Chaldaic root, to dazzle, glitter (cf. 2 Kings 6:18). This is the first recorded instance of punishment inflicted by angels.