King James Version

Lamentations 5:14

The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.

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זְקֵנִים֙zeqenimoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.מִשַּׁ֣עַרmishaarfrom doorשַׁעַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).שָׁבָ֔תוּshavatvceaseשָׁבַתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “cease”, a completed actionH7673to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)(cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.בַּחוּרִ֖יםbachurimyoungבָּחוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “young”, the ordinary formH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.מִנְּגִינָתָֽםminginatamfrom stringed instrumentנְגִינָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from stringed instrument”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5058properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigramstringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.

Young’s Literal Translation

The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.

World English Bible

The elders have ceased from the gate, and the young men from their music.

Darby Translation

The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.

Douay-Rheims

The ancients have ceased from the gates: the young men from the choir of the singers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the elders ceased from the gate, the chosen men ceased from their music.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πρεσβύται ἀπὸ πύλης κατέπαυσαν, ἐκλεκτοὶ ἐκ ψαλμῶν αὐτῶν κατέπαυσαν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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